What is 2/8 minus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 3/6?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 24 = -12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -12/48
- Simplify the fraction (-12/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- -12/12 = -1
- 48/12 = 4
- This gives: -1/4.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 3/6 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)