What is 8/6 minus 8/5?

Looking for the result of 8/6 - 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/6 by 8/5?

8 6 − 8 5 = (8 × 5) − (8 × 6) 6 × 5 = -8 30 = -4 15
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 6 = 48
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 48 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/30
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -8/2 = -4
    • 30/2 = 15
  7. This gives: -4/15.

The result of subtracting 8/6 and 8/5 is : -4/15 (or -0.26666666666667 in its decimal form)