What is 6/10 minus 8/4?

Looking for the result of 6/10 - 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/10 by 8/4?

6 10 − 8 4 = (6 × 4) − (8 × 10) 10 × 4 = -56 40 = -7 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 4 = 24
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 10 = 80
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 80 = -56
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 4 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -56/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-56/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -56/8 = -7
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: -7/5.

The result of subtracting 6/10 and 8/4 is : -7/5 (or -1.4 in its decimal form)