What is 6/4 minus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 3/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 4 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 12 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/40
- Simplify the fraction (48/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 48/8 = 6
- 40/8 = 5
- This gives: 6/5.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 3/10 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)