What is 5/5 minus 2/4?
Looking for the result of 5/5 - 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/5 by 2/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 4 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 10 = 10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/20
- Simplify the fraction (10/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 10/10 = 1
- 20/10 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of subtracting 5/5 and 2/4 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)