What is 8/10 minus 4/10?

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

How to subtract 8/10 by 4/10?

8 10 − 4 10 = (8 × 10) − (4 × 10) 10 × 10 = 40 100 = 2 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 × 10 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 40 = 40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/100
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • 40/20 = 2
    • 100/20 = 5
  7. This gives: 2/5.

The result of subtracting 8/10 and 4/10 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)