What is 5/10 minus 10/6?

Looking for the result of 5/10 - 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/10 by 10/6?

5 10 − 10 6 = (5 × 6) − (10 × 10) 10 × 6 = -70 60 = -7 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 6 = 30
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 10 = 100
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 100 = -70
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -70/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (-70/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -70/10 = -7
    • 60/10 = 6
  7. This gives: -7/6.

The result of subtracting 5/10 and 10/6 is : -7/6 (or -1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)