What is 2/4 minus 6/10?

Looking for the result of 2/4 - 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/4 by 6/10?

2 4 − 6 10 = (2 × 10) − (6 × 4) 4 × 10 = -4 40 = -1 10
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 4 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 24 = -4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-4/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -4/4 = -1
    • 40/4 = 10
  7. This gives: -1/10.

The result of subtracting 2/4 and 6/10 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)