What is 6/6 minus 6/5?

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

How to subtract 6/6 by 6/5?

6 6 − 6 5 = (6 × 5) − (6 × 6) 6 × 5 = -6 30 = -1 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 5 = 30
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 36 = -6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/30
  6. Simplify the fraction (-6/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • -6/6 = -1
    • 30/6 = 5
  7. This gives: -1/5.

The result of subtracting 6/6 and 6/5 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)