What is 2/6 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 2/6 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/6 by 5/10?

2 6 − 5 10 = (2 × 10) − (5 × 6) 6 × 10 = -10 60 = -1 6
  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: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 30 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -10/10 = -1
    • 60/10 = 6
  7. This gives: -1/6.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 5/10 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)