What is 10/6 minus 8/10?

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

How to subtract 10/6 by 8/10?

10 6 − 8 10 = (10 × 10) − (8 × 6) 6 × 10 = 52 60 = 13 15
  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: 8 × 6 = 48
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 100 − 48 = 52
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (52/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 52/4 = 13
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: 13/15.

The result of subtracting 10/6 and 8/10 is : 13/15 (or 0.86666666666667 in its decimal form)