What is 7/6 minus 6/6?
Looking for the result of 7/6 - 6/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/6 by 6/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 36 = 6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/36
- Simplify the fraction (6/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 6/6 = 1
- 36/6 = 6
- This gives: 1/6.
The result of subtracting 7/6 and 6/6 is : 1/6 (or 0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)