5/6 minus 3/6 = 2/6 or 1/3 in its simplest form
seventy-eleven and a half
three and five sixths
8 and 3/6 minus 6 and 5/6 = 5/3
31/48
4 over 7
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 and 11/12
1 and one half
5/6 minus 3/12 is 7/12
2 minus five sixths is 1 1/6.
2
Three fourths minus three sixths equals one fourth