Reduce to a single fraction:
$3 / 5 - 1 / 10$

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Solution

$3 / 5 - 1 / 10$
Here the LCM of $5$ and $10$ is $10$
$= (3 \times 2) / (5 \times 2) - 1 / 10$
By further calculation
$= 6 / 10 - 1 / 10$
So we get
$= (6 - 1) / 10$
$= 5 / 10$
$= 1 / 2$

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