5/6-1/3=3/6=1/2 1/2+1/8=5/8
To subtract one third from five sixths, you first need a common denominator. The common denominator for 6 and 3 is 6. Five sixths remains the same, while one third can be converted to two sixths. Therefore, five sixths minus two sixths equals three sixths, which simplifies to one half.
1
Negative one half
1/2
Five and one third.
1 and one half
1/2
2 minus five sixths is 1 1/6.
7 1/3 minus 5 5/6 is 1 1/2
2
-2/5or -.39655172413793103448275862068966
Oneand one sixth is six sixths (one in total) plus one sixth - or seven sixths. So seven sixths minus 5 sixths is 2 sixths which can also be expressed as one third.