What is 1/6 minus 1/8?

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

How to subtract 1/6 by 1/8?

1 6 − 1 8 = (1 × 8) − (1 × 6) 6 × 8 = 2 48 = 1 24
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 6 = 2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (2/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 48/2 = 24
  7. This gives: 1/24.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 1/8 is : 1/24 (or 0.041666666666667 in its decimal form)