What is 3/6 minus 8/10?

Looking for the result of 3/6 - 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/6 by 8/10?

3 6 − 8 10 = (3 × 10) − (8 × 6) 6 × 10 = -18 60 = -3 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: 8 × 6 = 48
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 48 = -18
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-18/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • -18/6 = -3
    • 60/6 = 10
  7. This gives: -3/10.

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 8/10 is : -3/10 (or -0.3 in its decimal form)