Solve 4%-2=10

$$4 \% -2=10$$

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Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{25}-2=10$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{50}{25}.

$$\frac{1}{25}-\frac{50}{25}=10$$

Since \frac{1}{25} and \frac{50}{25} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{1-50}{25}=10$$

Subtract 50 from 1 to get -49.

$$-\frac{49}{25}=10$$

Convert 10 to fraction \frac{250}{25}.

$$-\frac{49}{25}=\frac{250}{25}$$

Compare -\frac{49}{25} and \frac{250}{25}.

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