What is 9/5 minus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 9/5 - 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/5 by 10/8?
- 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: 10 × 5 = 50
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 50 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/40
- Simplify the fraction (22/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: 11/20.
The result of subtracting 9/5 and 10/8 is : 11/20 (or 0.55 in its decimal form)