What is 8/6 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 8/6 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/6 by 2/10?

8 6 − 2 10 = (8 × 10) − (2 × 6) 6 × 10 = 68 60 = 17 15
  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: 2 × 6 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 12 = 68
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (68/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 68/4 = 17
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: 17/15.

The result of subtracting 8/6 and 2/10 is : 17/15 (or 1.1333333333333 in its decimal form)