What is 4 minus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 4 - 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4 by 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 6 = 2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 2 = 2
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/2
- Simplify the fraction (2/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 2/2 = 1
- 2/2 = 1
- This gives: 1.
The result of subtracting 4/1 and 6/2 is : 1