What is 3/3 minus 6/4?
Looking for the result of 3/3 - 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/3 by 6/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 4 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 3 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 18 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 4 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/12
- Simplify the fraction (-6/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -6/6 = -1
- 12/6 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 3/3 and 6/4 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)