What is 4/6 minus 7/6?
Looking for the result of 4/6 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/6 by 7/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
- 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: 24 − 42 = -18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/36
- Simplify the fraction (-18/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (18):
- -18/18 = -1
- 36/18 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 4/6 and 7/6 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)