What is 9/8 minus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 9/8 - 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/8 by 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 48 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/80
- Simplify the fraction (42/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 42/2 = 21
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 21/40.
The result of subtracting 9/8 and 6/10 is : 21/40 (or 0.525 in its decimal form)