What is 4/6 minus 7/8?

Looking for the result of 4/6 - 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/6 by 7/8?

4 6 − 7 8 = (4 × 8) − (7 × 6) 6 × 8 = -10 48 = -5 24
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 6 = 42
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 42 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -10/2 = -5
    • 48/2 = 24
  7. This gives: -5/24.

The result of subtracting 4/6 and 7/8 is : -5/24 (or -0.20833333333333 in its decimal form)