What is 3/6 minus 6/8?

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

How to subtract 3/6 by 6/8?

3 6 − 6 8 = (3 × 8) − (6 × 6) 6 × 8 = -12 48 = -1 4
  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: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 36 = -12
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -12/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-12/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
    • -12/12 = -1
    • 48/12 = 4
  7. This gives: -1/4.

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 6/8 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)