What is 7/6 minus 6/8?

Looking for the result of 7/6 - 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/6 by 6/8?

7 6 − 6 8 = (7 × 8) − (6 × 6) 6 × 8 = 20 48 = 5 12
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 36 = 20
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (20/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 20/4 = 5
    • 48/4 = 12
  7. This gives: 5/12.

The result of subtracting 7/6 and 6/8 is : 5/12 (or 0.41666666666667 in its decimal form)