What is 8 minus 4/10?

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

How to subtract 8 by 4/10?

8 1 − 4 10 = (8 × 10) − (4 × 1) 1 × 10 = 76 10 = 38 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: 4 × 1 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 4 = 76
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/10
  6. Simplify the fraction (76/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 76/2 = 38
    • 10/2 = 5
  7. This gives: 38/5.

The result of subtracting 8/1 and 4/10 is : 38/5 (or 7.6 in its decimal form)