What is 1/6 minus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 6 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 48 = -40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -40/48
- Simplify the fraction (-40/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -40/8 = -5
- 48/8 = 6
- This gives: -5/6.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 8/8 is : -5/6 (or -0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)