Solve 3/5-10/4

$$\frac{ 3 }{ 5 } - \frac{ 10 }{ 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{19}{10}=-1.9$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{5}-\frac{5}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 5 and 2 is 10. Convert \frac{3}{5} and \frac{5}{2} to fractions with denominator 10.

$$\frac{6}{10}-\frac{25}{10}$$

Since \frac{6}{10} and \frac{25}{10} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{6-25}{10}$$

Subtract 25 from 6 to get -19.

$$-\frac{19}{10}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{19}{10} = -1\frac{9}{10} = -1.9$$