What is 2/5 minus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 2/5 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/5 by 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 5 = 5
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 5 = 7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/30
The result of subtracting 2/5 and 1/6 is : 7/30 (or 0.23333333333333 in its decimal form)