What is 6/7 minus 6/8?

Looking for the result of 6/7 - 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/7 by 6/8?

6 7 − 6 8 = (6 × 8) − (6 × 7) 7 × 8 = 6 56 = 3 28
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 7 = 42
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 42 = 6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (6/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 6/2 = 3
    • 56/2 = 28
  7. This gives: 3/28.

The result of subtracting 6/7 and 6/8 is : 3/28 (or 0.10714285714286 in its decimal form)