Subtract: 5/8 - 1/6 =
1/8

1/6

11/24

1/2
(those on top are the answers.)

Solution:

Given that,

We have to subtract the following:

Make the denominators same

Take LCM for denominators

LCM of 8 and 6

List all prime factors for 8 and 6

Prime Factorization of 6 is:  2 x 3

Prime Factorization of 8 is:  2 x 2 x 2  

For each prime factor, find where it occurs most often as a factor and write it that many times

2, 2, 2, 3

Multiply these factors together to find the LCM.

LCM = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24

Therefore,

Thus Subtract: 5/8 - 1/6 = 11/24