What is 5/6 minus 6/10?

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

How to subtract 5/6 by 6/10?

5 6 − 6 10 = (5 × 10) − (6 × 6) 6 × 10 = 14 60 = 7 30
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
  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: 50 − 36 = 14
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (14/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 14/2 = 7
    • 60/2 = 30
  7. This gives: 7/30.

The result of subtracting 5/6 and 6/10 is : 7/30 (or 0.23333333333333 in its decimal form)