What is 8/10 minus 4/6?

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

How to subtract 8/10 by 4/6?

8 10 − 4 6 = (8 × 6) − (4 × 10) 10 × 6 = 8 60 = 2 15
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 10 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 40 = 8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (8/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 8/4 = 2
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: 2/15.

The result of subtracting 8/10 and 4/6 is : 2/15 (or 0.13333333333333 in its decimal form)