What is 1/10 minus 1/6?

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

How to subtract 1/10 by 1/6?

1 10 − 1 6 = (1 × 6) − (1 × 10) 10 × 6 = -4 60 = -1 15
  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: 1 × 10 = 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: 10 × 6 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-4/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -4/4 = -1
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: -1/15.

The result of subtracting 1/10 and 1/6 is : -1/15 (or -0.066666666666667 in its decimal form)