What is 7/4 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 7/4 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/4 by 5/10?

7 4 − 5 10 = (7 × 10) − (5 × 4) 4 × 10 = 50 40 = 5 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 4 = 20
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 20 = 50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (50/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 50/10 = 5
    • 40/10 = 4
  7. This gives: 5/4.

The result of subtracting 7/4 and 5/10 is : 5/4 (or 1.25 in its decimal form)