What is 5/8 minus 6/6?
Looking for the result of 5/8 - 6/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/8 by 6/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 48 = -18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/48
- Simplify the fraction (-18/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -18/6 = -3
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: -3/8.
The result of subtracting 5/8 and 6/6 is : -3/8 (or -0.375 in its decimal form)