What is 6/8 minus 7/5?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 7/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 5 = 30
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 56 = -26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -26/40
- Simplify the fraction (-26/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -26/2 = -13
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: -13/20.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 7/5 is : -13/20 (or -0.65 in its decimal form)