What is 2/6 minus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 2/6 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/6 by 1/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 6 = 14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/60
- Simplify the fraction (14/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 14/2 = 7
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: 7/30.
The result of subtracting 2/6 and 1/10 is : 7/30 (or 0.23333333333333 in its decimal form)