Solve 10/6-4/8

$$\frac{ 10 }{ 6 } - \frac{ 4 }{ 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{6}\approx 1.166666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5}{3}-\frac{4}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{5}{3}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 3 and 2 is 6. Convert \frac{5}{3} and \frac{1}{2} to fractions with denominator 6.

$$\frac{10}{6}-\frac{3}{6}$$

Since \frac{10}{6} and \frac{3}{6} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{10-3}{6}$$

Subtract 3 from 10 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{6}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{2 \cdot 3} = 1\frac{1}{6} = 1.1666666666666667$$