What is 6/3 minus 5/6?

Looking for the result of 6/3 - 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/3 by 5/6?

6 3 − 5 6 = (6 × 6) − (5 × 3) 3 × 6 = 21 18 = 7 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 6 = 36
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 3 = 15
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 15 = 21
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/18
  6. Simplify the fraction (21/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 21/3 = 7
    • 18/3 = 6
  7. This gives: 7/6.

The result of subtracting 6/3 and 5/6 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)