What is 8/10 minus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 8/10 - 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/10 by 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- 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: 40 − 100 = -60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -60/50
- Simplify the fraction (-60/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -60/10 = -6
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: -6/5.
The result of subtracting 8/10 and 10/5 is : -6/5 (or -1.2 in its decimal form)