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Eric added up on a number line to find 4 over 5 minus 5 over 10

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Answer: 4/5 minus 5/10 can be simplified as:

(4/5) - (5/10)

It can also be re-written as

(4/5) - (1/2)

To subtract these fractions, we need a common denominator, which is 10 in this case.

So it becomes

(4/5)(2/2) - (1/2)(5/5) = 8/10 - 5/10 = 3/10

So the result of 4/5 minus 5/10 is 3/10 on a number line.

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