What is 6/10 minus 6/9?

Looking for the result of 6/10 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/10 by 6/9?

6 10 − 6 9 = (6 × 9) − (6 × 10) 10 × 9 = -6 90 = -1 15
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 9 = 54
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 10 = 60
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 60 = -6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/90
  6. Simplify the fraction (-6/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • -6/6 = -1
    • 90/6 = 15
  7. This gives: -1/15.

The result of subtracting 6/10 and 6/9 is : -1/15 (or -0.066666666666667 in its decimal form)