What is 8/5 minus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 10/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 50 = -2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/30
- Simplify the fraction (-2/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -2/2 = -1
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: -1/15.
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 10/6 is : -1/15 (or -0.066666666666667 in its decimal form)