What is 1/6 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 1/6 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/6 by 2/10?

1 6 − 2 10 = (1 × 10) − (2 × 6) 6 × 10 = -2 60 = -1 30
  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: 2 × 6 = 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: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-2/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -2/2 = -1
    • 60/2 = 30
  7. This gives: -1/30.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 2/10 is : -1/30 (or -0.033333333333333 in its decimal form)