What is 1 minus 8/6?

Looking for the result of 1 - 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 8/6?

1 1 − 8 6 = (1 × 6) − (8 × 1) 1 × 6 = -2 6 = -1 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 8 = -2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/6
  6. Simplify the fraction (-2/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -2/2 = -1
    • 6/2 = 3
  7. This gives: -1/3.

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 8/6 is : -1/3 (or -0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)