What is 1/10 minus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 1/10 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/10 by 4/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 40 = -34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/60
- Simplify the fraction (-34/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -34/2 = -17
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: -17/30.
The result of subtracting 1/10 and 4/6 is : -17/30 (or -0.56666666666667 in its decimal form)