What is 3/6 minus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 by 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 6 = 18
- 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: 18 − 6 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/36
- Simplify the fraction (12/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 12/12 = 1
- 36/12 = 3
- This gives: 1/3.
The result of subtracting 3/6 and 1/6 is : 1/3 (or 0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)