What is 6 minus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 6 - 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6 by 3/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 3 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/6
- Simplify the fraction (33/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 6/3 = 2
- This gives: 11/2.
The result of subtracting 6/1 and 3/6 is : 11/2 (or 5.5 in its decimal form)