What is 4/6 minus 6/10?

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

How to subtract 4/6 by 6/10?

4 6 − 6 10 = (4 × 10) − (6 × 6) 6 × 10 = 4 60 = 1 15
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 10 = 40
  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: 40 − 36 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (4/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 4/4 = 1
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: 1/15.

The result of subtracting 4/6 and 6/10 is : 1/15 (or 0.066666666666667 in its decimal form)