What is 10/6 minus 5/8?

Looking for the result of 10/6 - 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/6 by 5/8?

10 6 − 5 8 = (10 × 8) − (5 × 6) 6 × 8 = 50 48 = 25 24
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 8 = 80
  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: 80 − 30 = 50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (50/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 50/2 = 25
    • 48/2 = 24
  7. This gives: 25/24.

The result of subtracting 10/6 and 5/8 is : 25/24 (or 1.0416666666667 in its decimal form)