What is 7/10 minus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 7/10 - 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/10 by 10/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 10 = 100
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 100 = -58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -58/60
- Simplify the fraction (-58/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -58/2 = -29
- 60/2 = 30
- This gives: -29/30.
The result of subtracting 7/10 and 10/6 is : -29/30 (or -0.96666666666667 in its decimal form)