What is 1/6 minus 10/10?

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

How to subtract 1/6 by 10/10?

1 6 − 10 10 = (1 × 10) − (10 × 6) 6 × 10 = -50 60 = -5 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: 10 × 6 = 60
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 60 = -50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -50/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-50/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -50/10 = -5
    • 60/10 = 6
  7. This gives: -5/6.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 10/10 is : -5/6 (or -0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)