What is 3/7 minus 4/6?

Looking for the result of 3/7 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/7 by 4/6?

3 7 − 4 6 = (3 × 6) − (4 × 7) 7 × 6 = -10 42 = -5 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 6 = 18
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 7 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 28 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -10/2 = -5
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -5/21.

The result of subtracting 3/7 and 4/6 is : -5/21 (or -0.23809523809524 in its decimal form)