What is 1/6 minus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 2/6?
- 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: 2 × 6 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 12 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/36
- Simplify the fraction (-6/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -6/6 = -1
- 36/6 = 6
- This gives: -1/6.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 2/6 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)