Solve 5/6-4/10=

$$\frac { 5 } { 6 } - \frac { 4 } { 10 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{13}{30}\approx 0.433333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5}{6}-\frac{2}{5}$$

Least common multiple of 6 and 5 is 30. Convert \frac{5}{6} and \frac{2}{5} to fractions with denominator 30.

$$\frac{25}{30}-\frac{12}{30}$$

Since \frac{25}{30} and \frac{12}{30} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{25-12}{30}$$

Subtract 12 from 25 to get 13.

$$\frac{13}{30}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13}{2 \cdot 3 \cdot 5} = 0.43333333333333335$$