What is 3 minus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 3 - 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3 by 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 10 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 6 = 24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/10
- Simplify the fraction (24/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 24/2 = 12
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 12/5.
The result of subtracting 3/1 and 6/10 is : 12/5 (or 2.4 in its decimal form)