Calcist

Style

Buttons

Spacing

How much to show

Decimal places

Text size

What is 1 minus 1/3?

Answer
1 − 1/3 = 23
Fraction
23
Decimal
0.6 ≈ 0.666667
Percent
66.6667%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    1 = 1/1
  2. Find a common denominator
    The lowest common denominator of 1 and 3 is 3.
    1/1 = (1 × 3)/(1 × 3) = 3/3
    1/3 = (1 × 1)/(3 × 1) = 1/3
  3. Subtract the numerators (tops)
    3/3 − 1/3 = 2/3

Check: 2/3 + 1/3 = 1 ✓

Picture

1
1/3
= 2/3

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

Related problems

1 × 3 1/2

All fraction answers · Fraction calculator

Try different numbers

    Questions people ask

    What is 1 minus 1/3?

    1 minus 1/3 is 2/3. As a decimal it's 0.666667.

    How do you work out 1 − 1/3?

    Rewrite both fractions with a common denominator, subtract the numerators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.