What is 8 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 8 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8 by 2/10?

8 1 − 2 10 = (8 × 10) − (2 × 1) 1 × 10 = 78 10 = 39 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 10 = 80
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 2 = 78
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/10
  6. Simplify the fraction (78/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 78/2 = 39
    • 10/2 = 5
  7. This gives: 39/5.

The result of subtracting 8/1 and 2/10 is : 39/5 (or 7.8 in its decimal form)