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