What is 8/4 minus 8/10?

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

How to subtract 8/4 by 8/10?

8 4 − 8 10 = (8 × 10) − (8 × 4) 4 × 10 = 48 40 = 6 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: 8 × 4 = 32
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 32 = 48
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (48/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 48/8 = 6
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: 6/5.

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 8/10 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)