What is 8/6 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 8/6 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/6 by 5/10?

8 6 − 5 10 = (8 × 10) − (5 × 6) 6 × 10 = 50 60 = 5 6
  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: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 30 = 50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (50/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 50/10 = 5
    • 60/10 = 6
  7. This gives: 5/6.

The result of subtracting 8/6 and 5/10 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)