What is 1/6 minus 9/10?

Looking for the result of 1/6 - 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/6 by 9/10?

1 6 − 9 10 = (1 × 10) − (9 × 6) 6 × 10 = -44 60 = -11 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: 9 × 6 = 54
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 54 = -44
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -44/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-44/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -44/4 = -11
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: -11/15.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 9/10 is : -11/15 (or -0.73333333333333 in its decimal form)