What is 8/4 minus 7/10?

Looking for the result of 8/4 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/4 by 7/10?

8 4 − 7 10 = (8 × 10) − (7 × 4) 4 × 10 = 52 40 = 13 10
  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: 7 × 4 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 28 = 52
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (52/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 52/4 = 13
    • 40/4 = 10
  7. This gives: 13/10.

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 7/10 is : 13/10 (or 1.3 in its decimal form)