What is 8/4 minus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 8/4 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/4 by 3/10?
- 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: 3 × 4 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 12 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/40
- Simplify the fraction (68/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 40/4 = 10
- This gives: 17/10.
The result of subtracting 8/4 and 3/10 is : 17/10 (or 1.7 in its decimal form)