What is 8/2 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 8/2 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/2 by 5/10?

8 2 − 5 10 = (8 × 10) − (5 × 2) 2 × 10 = 70 20 = 7 2
  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: 5 × 2 = 10
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 10 = 70
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/20
  6. Simplify the fraction (70/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 70/10 = 7
    • 20/10 = 2
  7. This gives: 7/2.

The result of subtracting 8/2 and 5/10 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)