What is 3/6 minus 5/8?

Looking for the result of 3/6 - 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/6 by 5/8?

3 6 − 5 8 = (3 × 8) − (5 × 6) 6 × 8 = -6 48 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 30 = -6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-6/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • -6/6 = -1
    • 48/6 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 5/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)