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