What is 1/6 minus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 3/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 6 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 18 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/48
- Simplify the fraction (-10/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -10/2 = -5
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: -5/24.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 3/8 is : -5/24 (or -0.20833333333333 in its decimal form)