What is 1/8 minus 5/6?

Looking for the result of 1/8 - 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/8 by 5/6?

1 8 − 5 6 = (1 × 6) − (5 × 8) 8 × 6 = -34 48 = -17 24
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 8 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 40 = -34
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-34/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -34/2 = -17
    • 48/2 = 24
  7. This gives: -17/24.

The result of subtracting 1/8 and 5/6 is : -17/24 (or -0.70833333333333 in its decimal form)