What is 6/7 minus 6/6?
Looking for the result of 6/7 - 6/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/7 by 6/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 42 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/42
- Simplify the fraction (-6/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -6/6 = -1
- 42/6 = 7
- This gives: -1/7.
The result of subtracting 6/7 and 6/6 is : -1/7 (or -0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)