What is 8/10 minus 9/10?
Looking for the result of 8/10 - 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/10 by 9/10?
- 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: 9 × 10 = 90
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 90 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/100
- Simplify the fraction (-10/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -10/10 = -1
- 100/10 = 10
- This gives: -1/10.
The result of subtracting 8/10 and 9/10 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)