What is 8/8 minus 2/6?

Looking for the result of 8/8 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/8 by 2/6?

8 8 − 2 6 = (8 × 6) − (2 × 8) 8 × 6 = 32 48 = 2 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 16 = 32
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (32/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 32/16 = 2
    • 48/16 = 3
  7. This gives: 2/3.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 2/6 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)