What is 2/2 minus 2/3?

Looking for the result of 2/2 - 2/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/2 by 2/3?

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

The result of subtracting 2/2 and 2/3 is : 1/3 (or 0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)