What is 3/6 minus 1/10?

Looking for the result of 3/6 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/6 by 1/10?

3 6 − 1 10 = (3 × 10) − (1 × 6) 6 × 10 = 24 60 = 2 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 10 = 30
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 6 = 24
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (24/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
    • 24/12 = 2
    • 60/12 = 5
  7. This gives: 2/5.

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 1/10 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)