What is 10/3 minus 1/3?
Looking for the result of 10/3 - 1/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/3 by 1/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 3 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 3 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 3 = 27
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 27/9
- Simplify the fraction (27/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 27/9 = 3
- 9/9 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of subtracting 10/3 and 1/3 is : 3