6/10 minus 1/5 as a fraction
6/10 - 1/5 as a fraction provides the detailed information about what is 6/10 minus 1/5 in fraction and decimal form, and the answer with steps to understand how it is being calculated by using different methods.
6/10-1/5 equals to
6/10 - 1/5 = (?)
6/10 - 1/5 = [(6 x 5) - (1 x 10)]/(10 x 5)
= (30 - 10)/50
= 20/50
= (10 x 2)/(10 x 5)
= 2/5
6/10 - 1/5 = 2/5
6/10 minus 1/5 is equal to 2/5
where
6/10 is a fraction as a minuend,
1/5 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
2/5 is the difference between 6/10 and 1/5.
6/10 minus 1/5 as a decimal
6/10 - 1/5 = 2/5
2/5 = 0.4
6/10-1/5 as a decimal is 0.4
where
0.4 is the difference between 6/10 and 1/5.
How-to: 6/10 - 1/5 = ?
1. LCM method,
2. Cross multiplication method.
Problem and Workout - LCM Method:
What is 6/10 minus 1/5 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 6/10
Fraction B: 1/5
What to be found?
6/10-1/5 = ?
Find what's the difference between 6/10 and 1/5.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 6/10 and 1/5 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 6/10 and 1/5 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions subtraction.
step 3For unlike fractions subtraction, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 6/10 and 1/5:
The LCM of 10 and 5 is 10.
step 4 Write the fractions 6/10 and 1/5 in the subtraction expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=6/10-1/5
=(6 x 10)/(10 x 10)-(1 x 10)/(5 x 10)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=6/10-2/10
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/10 x (6/1-2/1)
=1/10 x (6 - 2)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/10 x 4
= 4/10
=2/5
6/10-1/5=2/5
Hence,
6/10 minus 1/5 equals to 2/5 in fraction.
Problem and Workout - Cross Multiplication Method
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 6/10
Fraction B: 1/5
What to be found?
6/10-1/5 = ?
Find what's the difference between 6/10 and 1/5.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (6 x 5), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 10), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (10 x 5) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (6 x 5) - (1 x 10)/(10 x 5)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (30 - 10)/50
= 20/50
= 2/5
6/10-1/5 = 2/5
Hence,
6/10 minus 1/5 = 2/5
