What is 9/10 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 9/10 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/10 by 4/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 40 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/100
- Simplify the fraction (50/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (50):
- 50/50 = 1
- 100/50 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of subtracting 9/10 and 4/10 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)