What is 4/6 minus 3/2?
Looking for the result of 4/6 - 3/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/6 by 3/2?
- 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: 3 × 6 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 18 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/12
- Simplify the fraction (-10/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -10/2 = -5
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: -5/6.
The result of subtracting 4/6 and 3/2 is : -5/6 (or -0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)