What is 4/7 minus 3/6?

Looking for the result of 4/7 - 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/7 by 3/6?

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

The result of subtracting 4/7 and 3/6 is : 1/14 (or 0.071428571428571 in its decimal form)