Solve the Fraction Subtraction: 5/10 - 1/6

Question

$\frac{5}{10}-\frac{1}{6}=$

00:00 Solution

00:03 We want to find the least common denominator

00:06 Therefore we'll multiply by 3 and 5 respectively to find the common denominator

00:09 Remember to multiply both numerator and denominator

00:20 Let's calculate the products

00:29 Subtract under the common denominator

00:34 And this is the solution to the question

Let's try to find the lowest common multiple between 6 and 10

To find the lowest common multiple, we need to find a number that is divisible by both 6 and 10

In this case, the lowest common multiple is 30

Now let's multiply each number by an appropriate factor to reach the multiple of 30

We will multiply the first number by 3

We will multiply the second number by 5

$\frac{5\times3}{10\times3}-\frac{1\times5}{6\times5}=\frac{15}{30}-\frac{5}{30}$

Now let's subtract:

$\frac{15-5}{30}=\frac{10}{30}$

$\frac{10}{30}$