What is 8/6 minus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 8/6 - 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/6 by 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 6 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/30
- Simplify the fraction (34/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 17/15.
The result of subtracting 8/6 and 1/5 is : 17/15 (or 1.1333333333333 in its decimal form)