What is 2/6 minus 7/10?

Looking for the result of 2/6 - 7/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/6 by 7/10?

2 6 − 7 10 = (2 × 10) − (7 × 6) 6 × 10 = -22 60 = -11 30
  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: 7 × 6 = 42
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 42 = -22
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -22/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-22/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -22/2 = -11
    • 60/2 = 30
  7. This gives: -11/30.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 7/10 is : -11/30 (or -0.36666666666667 in its decimal form)