What is 5/6 minus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 5/6 - 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/6 by 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- 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: 10 − 36 = -26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -26/12
- Simplify the fraction (-26/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -26/2 = -13
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: -13/6.
The result of subtracting 5/6 and 6/2 is : -13/6 (or -2.1666666666667 in its decimal form)