What is 1/7 minus 4/6?

Looking for the result of 1/7 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/7 by 4/6?

1 7 − 4 6 = (1 × 6) − (4 × 7) 7 × 6 = -22 42 = -11 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 7 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 28 = -22
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -22/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-22/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -22/2 = -11
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -11/21.

The result of subtracting 1/7 and 4/6 is : -11/21 (or -0.52380952380952 in its decimal form)