What is 4/6 minus 8/7?

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

How to subtract 4/6 by 8/7?

4 6 − 8 7 = (4 × 7) − (8 × 6) 6 × 7 = -20 42 = -10 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: 8 × 6 = 48
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 48 = -20
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-20/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -20/2 = -10
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -10/21.

The result of subtracting 4/6 and 8/7 is : -10/21 (or -0.47619047619048 in its decimal form)