What is 8/10 minus 10/10?
Looking for the result of 8/10 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/10 by 10/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 10 = 100
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 100 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/100
- Simplify the fraction (-20/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- -20/20 = -1
- 100/20 = 5
- This gives: -1/5.
The result of subtracting 8/10 and 10/10 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)