What is 3/6 minus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 by 4/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 6 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 24 = -3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/42
- Simplify the fraction (-3/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -3/3 = -1
- 42/3 = 14
- This gives: -1/14.
The result of subtracting 3/6 and 4/7 is : -1/14 (or -0.071428571428571 in its decimal form)