What is 6/10 minus 8?
Looking for the result of 6/10 - 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/10 by 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 80 = -74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 1 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -74/10
- Simplify the fraction (-74/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -74/2 = -37
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: -37/5.
The result of subtracting 6/10 and 8/1 is : -37/5 (or -7.4 in its decimal form)