What is 4/3 minus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 4/3 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/3 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 × 3 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 12 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/18
- Simplify the fraction (12/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 12/6 = 2
- 18/6 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of subtracting 4/3 and 4/6 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)