Solve the Fraction Subtraction: 4/5 minus 3/10

Question

Solve the following equation:

45310= \frac{4}{5}-\frac{3}{10}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:07 Let's solve this problem.
00:10 We need to find the least common denominator.
00:13 Multiply by two to get the common denominator of ten.
00:17 Don't forget to multiply both the numerator and the denominator.
00:23 Now, let's calculate the multiplications.
00:32 Subtract using the common denominator.
00:35 And that's how we solve this problem!

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's begin by identifying the lowest common denominator between 5 and 10.

In order to determine the lowest common denominator, we must find a number that is divisible by both 5 and 10.

In this case, the common denominator is 10.

Now let's proceed to multiply each fraction by the appropriate number to reach the denominator 10.

We'll multiply the first fraction by 2

We'll multiply the second fraction by 1

4×25×23×110×1=810310 \frac{4\times2}{5\times2}-\frac{3\times1}{10\times1}=\frac{8}{10}-\frac{3}{10}

Finally let's subtract as follows:

8310=510 \frac{8-3}{10}=\frac{5}{10}

Answer

510 \frac{5}{10}