What is 9/10 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 9/10 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/10 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 − 50 = -5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 5 = 50
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -5/50
- Simplify the fraction (-5/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -5/5 = -1
- 50/5 = 10
- This gives: -1/10.
The result of subtracting 9/10 and 5/5 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)