What is 8/4 minus 4/10?

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

How to subtract 8/4 by 4/10?

8 4 − 4 10 = (8 × 10) − (4 × 4) 4 × 10 = 64 40 = 8 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: 4 × 4 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 16 = 64
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (64/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 64/8 = 8
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: 8/5.

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 4/10 is : 8/5 (or 1.6 in its decimal form)