What is 6/8 minus 6?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 6?
- 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: 6 × 8 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 48 = -42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -42/8
- Simplify the fraction (-42/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -42/2 = -21
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: -21/4.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 6/1 is : -21/4 (or -5.25 in its decimal form)