What is 8/3 minus 3/10?

Looking for the result of 8/3 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/3 by 3/10?

8 3 − 3 10 = (8 × 10) − (3 × 3) 3 × 10 = 71 30
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 10 = 80
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 3 = 9
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 9 = 71
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 71/30

The result of subtracting 8/3 and 3/10 is : 71/30 (or 2.3666666666667 in its decimal form)