What is 5/6 minus 5/5?

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

How to subtract 5/6 by 5/5?

5 6 − 5 5 = (5 × 5) − (5 × 6) 6 × 5 = -5 30 = -1 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
  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: 25 − 30 = -5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -5/30
  6. Simplify the fraction (-5/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • -5/5 = -1
    • 30/5 = 6
  7. This gives: -1/6.

The result of subtracting 5/6 and 5/5 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)