What is 1/3 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 1/3 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/3 by 5/10?

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

The result of subtracting 1/3 and 5/10 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)