What is 6/4 minus 6/10?

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

How to subtract 6/4 by 6/10?

6 4 − 6 10 = (6 × 10) − (6 × 4) 4 × 10 = 36 40 = 9 10
  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: 6 × 4 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 24 = 36
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (36/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 36/4 = 9
    • 40/4 = 10
  7. This gives: 9/10.

The result of subtracting 6/4 and 6/10 is : 9/10 (or 0.9 in its decimal form)