What is 1/6 minus 7/10?

Looking for the result of 1/6 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/6 by 7/10?

1 6 − 7 10 = (1 × 10) − (7 × 6) 6 × 10 = -32 60 = -8 15
  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: 7 × 6 = 42
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 42 = -32
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -32/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-32/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -32/4 = -8
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: -8/15.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 7/10 is : -8/15 (or -0.53333333333333 in its decimal form)