What is 1/2 minus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 1/2 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/2 by 1/6?
- 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: 1 × 2 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 2 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/12
- Simplify the fraction (4/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 4/4 = 1
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 1/3.
The result of subtracting 1/2 and 1/6 is : 1/3 (or 0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)