What is 8/8 minus 6/5?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 6/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 6/5?
- 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: 6 × 8 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 48 = -8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/40
- Simplify the fraction (-8/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -8/8 = -1
- 40/8 = 5
- This gives: -1/5.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 6/5 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)