What is 4/6 minus 5?
Looking for the result of 4/6 - 5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/6 by 5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 30 = -26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 1 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -26/6
- Simplify the fraction (-26/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -26/2 = -13
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: -13/3.
The result of subtracting 4/6 and 5/1 is : -13/3 (or -4.3333333333333 in its decimal form)