What is 5/8 minus 6/8?

Looking for the result of 5/8 - 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/8 by 6/8?

5 8 − 6 8 = (5 × 8) − (6 × 8) 8 × 8 = -8 64 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 8 = 48
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 48 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -8/8 = -1
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 5/8 and 6/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)