What is 5/9 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 5/9 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/9 by 5/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 45 = 5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 10 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/90
- Simplify the fraction (5/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 5/5 = 1
- 90/5 = 18
- This gives: 1/18.
The result of subtracting 5/9 and 5/10 is : 1/18 (or 0.055555555555556 in its decimal form)