What is 2/6 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 2/6 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/6 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 30 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/30
- Simplify the fraction (-20/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -20/10 = -2
- 30/10 = 3
- This gives: -2/3.
The result of subtracting 2/6 and 5/5 is : -2/3 (or -0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)