What is 1/6 minus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 1/6 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/6 by 4/10?

1 6 − 4 10 = (1 × 10) − (4 × 6) 6 × 10 = -14 60 = -7 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: 4 × 6 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 24 = -14
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -14/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-14/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -14/2 = -7
    • 60/2 = 30
  7. This gives: -7/30.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 4/10 is : -7/30 (or -0.23333333333333 in its decimal form)