What is 4/6 minus 6/7?

Looking for the result of 4/6 - 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/6 by 6/7?

4 6 − 6 7 = (4 × 7) − (6 × 6) 6 × 7 = -8 42 = -4 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 36 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -8/2 = -4
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -4/21.

The result of subtracting 4/6 and 6/7 is : -4/21 (or -0.19047619047619 in its decimal form)