What is 1/4 minus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 1/4 - 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/4 by 3/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 4 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 12 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 6 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/24
- Simplify the fraction (-6/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -6/6 = -1
- 24/6 = 4
- This gives: -1/4.
The result of subtracting 1/4 and 3/6 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)