What is 8/2 minus 10?
Looking for the result of 8/2 - 10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/2 by 10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 20 = -12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 1 = 2
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -12/2
- Simplify the fraction (-12/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -12/2 = -6
- 2/2 = 1
- This gives: -6.
The result of subtracting 8/2 and 10/1 is : -6