What is 2/2 minus 4?
Looking for the result of 2/2 - 4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/2 by 4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 8 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 1 = 2
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/2
- Simplify the fraction (-6/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -6/2 = -3
- 2/2 = 1
- This gives: -3.
The result of subtracting 2/2 and 4/1 is : -3