What is 4/7 minus 6/7?

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

How to subtract 4/7 by 6/7?

4 7 − 6 7 = (4 × 7) − (6 × 7) 7 × 7 = -14 49 = -2 7
  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: 6 × 7 = 42
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 42 = -14
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -14/49
  6. Simplify the fraction (-14/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -14/7 = -2
    • 49/7 = 7
  7. This gives: -2/7.

The result of subtracting 4/7 and 6/7 is : -2/7 (or -0.28571428571429 in its decimal form)