What is 1/6 minus 10/4?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 10/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 6 = 60
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 60 = -56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -56/24
- Simplify the fraction (-56/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -56/8 = -7
- 24/8 = 3
- This gives: -7/3.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 10/4 is : -7/3 (or -2.3333333333333 in its decimal form)