What is 1/6 minus 1/2?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 1/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 1/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 6 = -4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 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 1/6 and 1/2 is : -1/3 (or -0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)