What is 6/4 minus 1/10?

Looking for the result of 6/4 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/4 by 1/10?

6 4 − 1 10 = (6 × 10) − (1 × 4) 4 × 10 = 56 40 = 7 5
  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: 1 × 4 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 4 = 56
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 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 6/4 and 1/10 is : 7/5 (or 1.4 in its decimal form)