What is 1 minus 10/6?

Looking for the result of 1 - 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 10/6?

1 1 − 10 6 = (1 × 6) − (10 × 1) 1 × 6 = -4 6 = -2 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 1 = 10
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 10 = -4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/6
  6. Simplify the fraction (-4/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -4/2 = -2
    • 6/2 = 3
  7. This gives: -2/3.

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 10/6 is : -2/3 (or -0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)