What is 10/6 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 10/6 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/6 by 5/10?

10 6 − 5 10 = (10 × 10) − (5 × 6) 6 × 10 = 70 60 = 7 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 10 = 100
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 30 = 70
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (70/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 70/10 = 7
    • 60/10 = 6
  7. This gives: 7/6.

The result of subtracting 10/6 and 5/10 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)