What is 6/8 minus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 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 × 8 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 24 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/80
- Simplify the fraction (36/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 36/4 = 9
- 80/4 = 20
- This gives: 9/20.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 3/10 is : 9/20 (or 0.45 in its decimal form)