What is 8 minus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 8 - 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8 by 3/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 3 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/6
- Simplify the fraction (45/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 45/3 = 15
- 6/3 = 2
- This gives: 15/2.
The result of subtracting 8/1 and 3/6 is : 15/2 (or 7.5 in its decimal form)