What is 8/5 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 5/10?
- 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: 5 × 5 = 25
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 25 = 55
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 10 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 55/50
- Simplify the fraction (55/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 55/5 = 11
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: 11/10.
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 5/10 is : 11/10 (or 1.1 in its decimal form)