What is 8/4 minus 6/10?

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

How to subtract 8/4 by 6/10?

8 4 − 6 10 = (8 × 10) − (6 × 4) 4 × 10 = 56 40 = 7 5
  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: 6 × 4 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 24 = 56
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 10 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (56/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 56/8 = 7
    • 40/8 = 5
  7. This gives: 7/5.

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 6/10 is : 7/5 (or 1.4 in its decimal form)