What is 1/6 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 1/6 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/6 by 5/10?

1 6 − 5 10 = (1 × 10) − (5 × 6) 6 × 10 = -20 60 = -1 3
  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 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 30 = -20
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-20/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
    • -20/20 = -1
    • 60/20 = 3
  7. This gives: -1/3.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 5/10 is : -1/3 (or -0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)