What is 7/6 minus 2/6?

Looking for the result of 7/6 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/6 by 2/6?

7 6 − 2 6 = (7 × 6) − (2 × 6) 6 × 6 = 30 36 = 5 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 12 = 30
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/36
  6. Simplify the fraction (30/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • 30/6 = 5
    • 36/6 = 6
  7. This gives: 5/6.

The result of subtracting 7/6 and 2/6 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)