3/5 minus 1/10 as a fraction

3/5 - 1/10 as a fraction provides the detailed information about what is 3/5 minus 1/10 in fraction and decimal form, and the answer with steps to understand how it is being calculated by using different methods.
3/5-1/10 equals to
3/5 - 1/10 = (?)
3/5 - 1/10 = [(3 x 10) - (1 x 5)]/(5 x 10)
= (30 - 5)/50
= 25/50
= (25 x 1)/(25 x 2)
= 1/2
3/5 - 1/10 = 1/2
3/5 minus 1/10 is equal to 1/2
where
3/5 is a fraction as a minuend,
1/10 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
1/2 is the difference between 3/5 and 1/10.
3/5 minus 1/10 as a decimal
3/5 - 1/10 = 1/2
1/2 = 0.5
3/5-1/10 as a decimal is 0.5
where
0.5 is the difference between 3/5 and 1/10.
How-to: 3/5 - 1/10 = ?
1. LCM method,
2. Cross multiplication method.
Problem and Workout - LCM Method:
What is 3/5 minus 1/10 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/5
Fraction B: 1/10
What to be found?
3/5-1/10 = ?
Find what's the difference between 3/5 and 1/10.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 3/5 and 1/10 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 3/5 and 1/10 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions subtraction.
step 3For unlike fractions subtraction, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 3/5 and 1/10:
The LCM of 5 and 10 is 10.
step 4 Write the fractions 3/5 and 1/10 in the subtraction expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=3/5-1/10
=(3 x 10)/(5 x 10)-(1 x 10)/(10 x 10)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=6/10-1/10
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/10 x (6/1-1/1)
=1/10 x (6 - 1)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/10 x 5
= 5/10
=1/2
3/5-1/10=1/2
Hence,
3/5 minus 1/10 equals to 1/2 in fraction.
Problem and Workout - Cross Multiplication Method
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/5
Fraction B: 1/10
What to be found?
3/5-1/10 = ?
Find what's the difference between 3/5 and 1/10.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (3 x 10), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 5), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (5 x 10) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (3 x 10) - (1 x 5)/(5 x 10)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (30 - 5)/50
= 25/50
= 1/2
3/5-1/10 = 1/2
Hence,
3/5 minus 1/10 = 1/2
