What is 2/6 minus 6/10?

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

How to subtract 2/6 by 6/10?

2 6 − 6 10 = (2 × 10) − (6 × 6) 6 × 10 = -16 60 = -4 15
  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 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 36 = -16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-16/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -16/4 = -4
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: -4/15.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 6/10 is : -4/15 (or -0.26666666666667 in its decimal form)