What is 6/8 minus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 2/6?
- 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: 2 × 8 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 16 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/48
- Simplify the fraction (20/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 20/4 = 5
- 48/4 = 12
- This gives: 5/12.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 2/6 is : 5/12 (or 0.41666666666667 in its decimal form)