What is 4/6 minus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 4/6 - 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/6 by 1/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 6 = 10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/24
- Simplify the fraction (10/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 10/2 = 5
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 5/12.
The result of subtracting 4/6 and 1/4 is : 5/12 (or 0.41666666666667 in its decimal form)