What is 1 minus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 1 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1 by 2/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 2 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/6
- Simplify the fraction (4/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 4/2 = 2
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of subtracting 1/1 and 2/6 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)