What is 1/6 minus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 48 = -44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -44/24
- Simplify the fraction (-44/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -44/4 = -11
- 24/4 = 6
- This gives: -11/6.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 8/4 is : -11/6 (or -1.8333333333333 in its decimal form)