What is 1/3 minus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 1/3 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/3 by 4/10?

1 3 − 4 10 = (1 × 10) − (4 × 3) 3 × 10 = -2 30 = -1 15
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 3 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 12 = -2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/30
  6. Simplify the fraction (-2/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -2/2 = -1
    • 30/2 = 15
  7. This gives: -1/15.

The result of subtracting 1/3 and 4/10 is : -1/15 (or -0.066666666666667 in its decimal form)