What is 1/6 minus 4/8?

Looking for the result of 1/6 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/6 by 4/8?

1 6 − 4 8 = (1 × 8) − (4 × 6) 6 × 8 = -16 48 = -1 3
  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: 4 × 6 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 24 = -16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-16/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • -16/16 = -1
    • 48/16 = 3
  7. This gives: -1/3.

The result of subtracting 1/6 and 4/8 is : -1/3 (or -0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)