What is 3/6 minus 6/10?

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

How to subtract 3/6 by 6/10?

3 6 − 6 10 = (3 × 10) − (6 × 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: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 36 = -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 6/10 is : -1/10 (or -0.1 in its decimal form)