What is 2/6 minus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 2/6 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/6 by 2/10?
- 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: 2 × 6 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 12 = 8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/60
- Simplify the fraction (8/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 8/4 = 2
- 60/4 = 15
- This gives: 2/15.
The result of subtracting 2/6 and 2/10 is : 2/15 (or 0.13333333333333 in its decimal form)