What is 1/6 minus 3/4?
Looking for the result of 1/6 - 3/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/6 by 3/4?
- 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: 3 × 6 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 18 = -14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -14/24
- Simplify the fraction (-14/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -14/2 = -7
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: -7/12.
The result of subtracting 1/6 and 3/4 is : -7/12 (or -0.58333333333333 in its decimal form)