What is 6/10 minus 5/10?

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

How to subtract 6/10 by 5/10?

6 10 − 5 10 = (6 × 10) − (5 × 10) 10 × 10 = 10 100 = 1 10
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 10 = 60
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 50 = 10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 10 = 100
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/100
  6. Simplify the fraction (10/100) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 10/10 = 1
    • 100/10 = 10
  7. This gives: 1/10.

The result of subtracting 6/10 and 5/10 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)