What is 1/6 minus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 1/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 6 = -2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/24
- Simplify the fraction (-2/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -2/2 = -1
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: -1/12.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 1/4 is : -1/12 (or -0.083333333333333 in its decimal form)