What is 5/8 minus 7/6?
Looking for the result of 5/8 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/8 by 7/6?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 56 = -26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -26/48
- Simplify the fraction (-26/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -26/2 = -13
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: -13/24.
The result of subtracting 5/8 and 7/6 is : -13/24 (or -0.54166666666667 in its decimal form)