What is 4/2 minus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 4/2 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/2 by 4/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 8 = 16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/12
- Simplify the fraction (16/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 16/4 = 4
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 4/3.
The result of subtracting 4/2 and 4/6 is : 4/3 (or 1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)