What is 9/10 minus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 9/10 - 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/10 by 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 20 = -2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 2 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/20
- Simplify the fraction (-2/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -2/2 = -1
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: -1/10.
The result of subtracting 9/10 and 2/2 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)