What is 10/6 minus 10/9?

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

How to subtract 10/6 by 10/9?

10 6 − 10 9 = (10 × 9) − (10 × 6) 6 × 9 = 30 54 = 5 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 9 = 90
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 6 = 60
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 60 = 30
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (30/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • 30/6 = 5
    • 54/6 = 9
  7. This gives: 5/9.

The result of subtracting 10/6 and 10/9 is : 5/9 (or 0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)