What is 9/10 minus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 9/10 - 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/10 by 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 8 = 72
- 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: 72 − 50 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/80
- Simplify the fraction (22/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 11/40.
The result of subtracting 9/10 and 5/8 is : 11/40 (or 0.275 in its decimal form)