What is 4 minus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 4 - 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4 by 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 10 = 40
- 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: 40 − 6 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/10
- Simplify the fraction (34/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 17/5.
The result of subtracting 4/1 and 6/10 is : 17/5 (or 3.4 in its decimal form)