What is 8/2 minus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 8/2 - 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/2 by 8/10?
- 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: 8 × 2 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 16 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/20
- Simplify the fraction (64/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 64/4 = 16
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 16/5.
The result of subtracting 8/2 and 8/10 is : 16/5 (or 3.2 in its decimal form)