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What is 3/5 - 6/10?

What is 3/5 - 6/10?

Here's how to subtract 6/10 from 3/5:

3
5
6
10

Step 1

We can't subtract two fractions with different denominators. So you need to get a common denominator. To do this, you'll multiply the denominators times each other... but the numerators have to change, too. They get multiplied by the other term's denominator.

So we multiply 3 by 10, and get 30.

Then we multiply 6 by 5, and get 30.

Next we give both terms new denominators -- 5 × 10 = 50.

So now our fractions look like this:

30
50
30
50

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can subtract the numerators.

30 − 30 = 0

So the answer is:

0
50
Zero divided by anything is just zero. So that's the final answer:
0