What is 6/4 minus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 5/8?
- 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: 5 × 4 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 20 = 28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/32
- Simplify the fraction (28/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 28/4 = 7
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 7/8.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 5/8 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)