What is 2/6 minus 2/8?

Looking for the result of 2/6 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/6 by 2/8?

2 6 − 2 8 = (2 × 8) − (2 × 6) 6 × 8 = 4 48 = 1 12
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 12 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (4/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 4/4 = 1
    • 48/4 = 12
  7. This gives: 1/12.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 2/8 is : 1/12 (or 0.083333333333333 in its decimal form)