What is 8/4 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 8/4 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/4 by 2/10?

8 4 − 2 10 = (8 × 10) − (2 × 4) 4 × 10 = 72 40 = 9 5
  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: 2 × 4 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 8 = 72
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 72/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (72/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 72/8 = 9
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: 9/5.

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 2/10 is : 9/5 (or 1.8 in its decimal form)