What is 6 minus 2/10?
Looking for the result of 6 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6 by 2/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 2 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/10
- Simplify the fraction (58/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 29/5.
The result of subtracting 6/1 and 2/10 is : 29/5 (or 5.8 in its decimal form)