What is 8/5 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 5 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 20 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/50
- Simplify the fraction (60/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- 60/10 = 6
- 50/10 = 5
- This gives: 6/5.
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 4/10 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)