What is 10/3 minus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 10/3 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/3 by 2/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 10 = 100
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 6 = 94
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 94/30
- Simplify the fraction (94/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 94/2 = 47
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 47/15.
The result of subtracting 10/3 and 2/10 is : 47/15 (or 3.1333333333333 in its decimal form)