7/10 minus 3/5 as a fraction
7/10 - 3/5 as a fraction provides the detailed information about what is 7/10 minus 3/5 in fraction and decimal form, and the answer with steps to understand how it is being calculated by using different methods.
7/10-3/5 equals to
7/10 - 3/5 = (?)
7/10 - 3/5 = [(7 x 5) - (3 x 10)]/(10 x 5)
= (35 - 30)/50
= 5/50
= (5 x 1)/(5 x 10)
= 1/10
7/10 - 3/5 = 1/10
7/10 minus 3/5 is equal to 1/10
where
7/10 is a fraction as a minuend,
3/5 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
1/10 is the difference between 7/10 and 3/5.
7/10 minus 3/5 as a decimal
7/10 - 3/5 = 1/10
1/10 = 0.1
7/10-3/5 as a decimal is 0.1
where
0.1 is the difference between 7/10 and 3/5.
How-to: 7/10 - 3/5 = ?
1. LCM method,
2. Cross multiplication method.
Problem and Workout - LCM Method:
What is 7/10 minus 3/5 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 7/10
Fraction B: 3/5
What to be found?
7/10-3/5 = ?
Find what's the difference between 7/10 and 3/5.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 7/10 and 3/5 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 7/10 and 3/5 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 7/10 and 3/5:
The LCM of 10 and 5 is 10.
step 4 Write the fractions 7/10 and 3/5 in the subtraction expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=7/10-3/5
=(7 x 10)/(10 x 10)-(3 x 10)/(5 x 10)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=7/10-6/10
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/10 x (7/1-6/1)
=1/10 x (7 - 6)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/10 x 1
=1/10
7/10-3/5=1/10
Hence,
7/10 minus 3/5 equals to 1/10 in fraction.
Problem and Workout - Cross Multiplication Method
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 7/10
Fraction B: 3/5
What to be found?
7/10-3/5 = ?
Find what's the difference between 7/10 and 3/5.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (7 x 5), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (3 x 10), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (10 x 5) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (7 x 5) - (3 x 10)/(10 x 5)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (35 - 30)/50
= 5/50
= 1/10
7/10-3/5 = 1/10
Hence,
7/10 minus 3/5 = 1/10
