How do you simplify $6/15 - 1/10$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-18T20:34:34

$3/10$

When adding or subtracting fractions there must be a common denominator. In this case it is 30.

$6/15 - 1/10$

$= (6xx2 - 1xx3)/30$

$= (12-3)/30$

$=9/30$

$=3/10$

Answer 2 · 2016-08-04T21:55:53

$3/10$

$color(brown)( (6/15xx1)-(1/10xx1)color(blue)(" "->" "(6/15xx2/2)-(1/10xx3/3))$

$color(white)(.)$

$=(6xx2)/(15xx2)-(1xx3)/(10xx3)$

$color(white)(.)$

$=12/30-3/30$

$color(white)(.)$

$=(12-3)/30$

$color(white)(.)$

$=9/30" " -=" "(9-:3)/(30-:3)" " =" " 3/10$

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