What is 4/8 minus 1/6?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 1/6?

4 8 − 1 6 = (4 × 6) − (1 × 8) 8 × 6 = 16 48 = 1 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 8 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 8 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 16/16 = 1
    • 48/16 = 3
  7. This gives: 1/3.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 1/6 is : 1/3 (or 0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)