What is 2/10 minus 1/6?

Looking for the result of 2/10 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/10 by 1/6?

2 10 − 1 6 = (2 × 6) − (1 × 10) 10 × 6 = 2 60 = 1 30
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 10 = 2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (2/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 60/2 = 30
  7. This gives: 1/30.

The result of subtracting 2/10 and 1/6 is : 1/30 (or 0.033333333333333 in its decimal form)