What is 6/6 minus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 6/6 - 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/6 by 9/8?
- 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: 9 × 6 = 54
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 54 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/48
- Simplify the fraction (-6/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -6/6 = -1
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: -1/8.
The result of subtracting 6/6 and 9/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)