What is 9/2 minus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 9/2 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/2 by 1/10?
- 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: 1 × 2 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 2 = 88
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 10 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 88/20
- Simplify the fraction (88/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 88/4 = 22
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 22/5.
The result of subtracting 9/2 and 1/10 is : 22/5 (or 4.4 in its decimal form)