What is 9/10 minus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 9/10 - 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/10 by 1/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 4 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 10 = 26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 26/40
- Simplify the fraction (26/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 26/2 = 13
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 13/20.
The result of subtracting 9/10 and 1/4 is : 13/20 (or 0.65 in its decimal form)