What is 3/6 minus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 3/6 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/6 by 4/10?

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

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 4/10 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)