Basic Math Examples

\frac{2}{5} - \frac{2}{10}

$\frac{2}{5} - \frac{2}{10}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of

2

$2$ and

10

$10$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor

2

$2$ out of

2

$2$ .

\frac{2}{5} - \frac{2 (1)}{10}

$\frac{2}{5} - \frac{2 (1)}{10}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.2.1

Factor

2

$2$ out of

10

$10$ .

\frac{2}{5} - \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 5}

$\frac{2}{5} - \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 5}$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2}{5} - \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 5}$

Step 1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{2}{5} - \frac{1}{5}$

Step 2

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{2 - 1}{5}$

Step 3

Subtract

$1$ from

$2$ .

$\frac{1}{5}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{5}$

Decimal Form:

$0.2$