What is 5/10 minus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 5/10 - 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/10 by 6/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 60 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/80
- Simplify the fraction (-20/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- -20/20 = -1
- 80/20 = 4
- This gives: -1/4.
The result of subtracting 5/10 and 6/8 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)