What is 2/6 minus 8/7?

Looking for the result of 2/6 - 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/6 by 8/7?

2 6 − 8 7 = (2 × 7) − (8 × 6) 6 × 7 = -34 42 = -17 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 6 = 48
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 48 = -34
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-34/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -34/2 = -17
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -17/21.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 8/7 is : -17/21 (or -0.80952380952381 in its decimal form)