What is 4/6 minus 7/5?
Looking for the result of 4/6 - 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/6 by 7/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 5 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 42 = -22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -22/30
- Simplify the fraction (-22/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -22/2 = -11
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: -11/15.
The result of subtracting 4/6 and 7/5 is : -11/15 (or -0.73333333333333 in its decimal form)