What is 9/8 minus 7/10?
Looking for the result of 9/8 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/8 by 7/10?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 56 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/80
- Simplify the fraction (34/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 17/40.
The result of subtracting 9/8 and 7/10 is : 17/40 (or 0.425 in its decimal form)