What is 1/5 minus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 1/5 - 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/5 by 8/6?
- 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: 8 × 5 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 40 = -34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/30
- Simplify the fraction (-34/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -34/2 = -17
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: -17/15.
The result of subtracting 1/5 and 8/6 is : -17/15 (or -1.1333333333333 in its decimal form)