What is 6/8 minus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 8/5?
- 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: 8 × 8 = 64
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 30 − 64 = -34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/40
- Simplify the fraction (-34/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -34/2 = -17
- 40/2 = 20
- This gives: -17/20.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 8/5 is : -17/20 (or -0.85 in its decimal form)