What is 4/6 minus 1/10?
Looking for the result of 4/6 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/6 by 1/10?
- 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: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 6 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/60
- Simplify the fraction (34/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: 17/30.
The result of subtracting 4/6 and 1/10 is : 17/30 (or 0.56666666666667 in its decimal form)