What is 2/6 minus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 2/6 - 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/6 by 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 12 = -8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/12
- Simplify the fraction (-8/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -8/4 = -2
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: -2/3.
The result of subtracting 2/6 and 2/2 is : -2/3 (or -0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)