Solve 6/8-1/3=

$$\frac { 6 } { 8 } - \frac { 1 } { 3 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{12}\approx 0.416666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{4}-\frac{1}{3}$$

Least common multiple of 4 and 3 is 12. Convert \frac{3}{4} and \frac{1}{3} to fractions with denominator 12.

$$\frac{9}{12}-\frac{4}{12}$$

Since \frac{9}{12} and \frac{4}{12} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{9-4}{12}$$

Subtract 4 from 9 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{12}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 ^ {2} \cdot 3} = 0.4166666666666667$$