Solve 6/6-8/12

$$\frac { 6 } { 6 } - \frac { 8 } { 12 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{3}\approx 0.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Divide 6 by 6 to get 1.

$$1-\frac{8}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$1-\frac{2}{3}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{3}{3}.

$$\frac{3}{3}-\frac{2}{3}$$

Since \frac{3}{3} and \frac{2}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{3-2}{3}$$

Subtract 2 from 3 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{3} = 0.3333333333333333$$