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What is 30/50 - 6/10?

What is 30/50 - 6/10?

Here's how to subtract 6/10 from 30/50:

30
50
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 30 by 10, and get 300.

Then we multiply 6 by 50, and get 300.

Next we give both terms new denominators -- 50 × 10 = 500.

So now our fractions look like this:

300
500
300
500

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can subtract the numerators.

300 − 300 = 0

So the answer is:

0
500
Zero divided by anything is just zero. So that's the final answer:
0