What is 4/7 minus 2/6?

Looking for the result of 4/7 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/7 by 2/6?

4 7 − 2 6 = (4 × 6) − (2 × 7) 7 × 6 = 10 42 = 5 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 14 = 10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (10/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 10/2 = 5
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: 5/21.

The result of subtracting 4/7 and 2/6 is : 5/21 (or 0.23809523809524 in its decimal form)