What is 6/8 minus 5?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 40 = -34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/8
- Simplify the fraction (-34/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -34/2 = -17
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: -17/4.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 5/1 is : -17/4 (or -4.25 in its decimal form)