What is 8/2 minus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 8/2 - 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/2 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 × 2 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 20 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/10
- Simplify the fraction (20/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 20/10 = 2
- 10/10 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of subtracting 8/2 and 10/5 is : 2