What is 2/6 minus 2/4?
Looking for the result of 2/6 - 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/6 by 2/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 4 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 12 = -4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/24
- Simplify the fraction (-4/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -4/4 = -1
- 24/4 = 6
- This gives: -1/6.
The result of subtracting 2/6 and 2/4 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)