What is 8/6 minus 7?
Looking for the result of 8/6 - 7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/6 by 7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 42 = -34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 1 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/6
- Simplify the fraction (-34/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -34/2 = -17
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: -17/3.
The result of subtracting 8/6 and 7/1 is : -17/3 (or -5.6666666666667 in its decimal form)