What is 2/8 minus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 2/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 16 = -4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/48
- Simplify the fraction (-4/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -4/4 = -1
- 48/4 = 12
- This gives: -1/12.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 2/6 is : -1/12 (or -0.083333333333333 in its decimal form)