What is 6 minus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 6 - 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6 by 8/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 8 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/8
- Simplify the fraction (40/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 40/8 = 5
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: 5.
The result of subtracting 6/1 and 8/8 is : 5