What is 2/6 minus 4/8?

Looking for the result of 2/6 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/6 by 4/8?

2 6 − 4 8 = (2 × 8) − (4 × 6) 6 × 8 = -8 48 = -1 6
  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: 4 × 6 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 24 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -8/8 = -1
    • 48/8 = 6
  7. This gives: -1/6.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 4/8 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)