What is 5/6 minus 6?
Looking for the result of 5/6 - 6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/6 by 6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 1 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 − 36 = -31
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 1 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -31/6
The result of subtracting 5/6 and 6/1 is : -31/6 (or -5.1666666666667 in its decimal form)