What is 1/10 minus 7/6?
Looking for the result of 1/10 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/10 by 7/6?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 70 = -64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -64/60
- Simplify the fraction (-64/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -64/4 = -16
- 60/4 = 15
- This gives: -16/15.
The result of subtracting 1/10 and 7/6 is : -16/15 (or -1.0666666666667 in its decimal form)