What is 4/6 minus 8/10?

Looking for the result of 4/6 - 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/6 by 8/10?

4 6 − 8 10 = (4 × 10) − (8 × 6) 6 × 10 = -8 60 = -2 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: 8 × 6 = 48
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 48 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -8/4 = -2
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: -2/15.

The result of subtracting 4/6 and 8/10 is : -2/15 (or -0.13333333333333 in its decimal form)