What is 7/10 minus 4/8?

Looking for the result of 7/10 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/10 by 4/8?

7 10 − 4 8 = (7 × 8) − (4 × 10) 10 × 8 = 16 80 = 1 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 40 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 16/16 = 1
    • 80/16 = 5
  7. This gives: 1/5.

The result of subtracting 7/10 and 4/8 is : 1/5 (or 0.2 in its decimal form)