What is 1/8 minus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 1/8 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/8 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 × 8 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 16 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 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 1/8 and 2/6 is : -5/24 (or -0.20833333333333 in its decimal form)