2 - (8/6) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 8/6 from Whole Number 2 and get the result i.e. 2/3 taking help of Number Minus Fraction Calculator along with detailed work.

Ex: 2-(5/10) (or) 4-(6/22) (or) 5-(7/15)

Solution finding the Subtraction of Fraction 8/6 from Whole Number 2

The given input are 2 and 8/6

2 can be written as 2/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 2/1 and 8/6

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 2/1 and 8/6

2/1 - 8/6

The LCM of 1 and 6 (denominators of the fractions) is 6

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 6

= 2 x 6 - 8 x 1/6

= 12 - 8/6

= 4/6

= 2/3

Result: 2/3

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