What is 3/6 minus 1/2?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 1/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 by 1/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 2 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 6 = 0
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 0/12
- Simplify the fraction (0/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 0/12 = 0
- 12/12 = 1
- This gives: 0.
The result of subtracting 3/6 and 1/2 is : 0