What is 1/10 minus 6/4?

Looking for the result of 1/10 - 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/10 by 6/4?

1 10 − 6 4 = (1 × 4) − (6 × 10) 10 × 4 = -56 40 = -7 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 10 = 60
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 60 = -56
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -56/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-56/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -56/8 = -7
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: -7/5.

The result of subtracting 1/10 and 6/4 is : -7/5 (or -1.4 in its decimal form)