What is 6/4 minus 8/10?

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

How to subtract 6/4 by 8/10?

6 4 − 8 10 = (6 × 10) − (8 × 4) 4 × 10 = 28 40 = 7 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: 8 × 4 = 32
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 32 = 28
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (28/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 28/4 = 7
    • 40/4 = 10
  7. This gives: 7/10.

The result of subtracting 6/4 and 8/10 is : 7/10 (or 0.7 in its decimal form)