What is 6/8 minus 1/8?

Looking for the result of 6/8 - 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/8 by 1/8?

6 8 − 1 8 = (6 × 8) − (1 × 8) 8 × 8 = 40 64 = 5 8
  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: 1 × 8 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 8 = 40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 40/8 = 5
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: 5/8.

The result of subtracting 6/8 and 1/8 is : 5/8 (or 0.625 in its decimal form)