What is 4/8 minus 2/6?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 2/6?

4 8 − 2 6 = (4 × 6) − (2 × 8) 8 × 6 = 8 48 = 1 6
  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 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 16 = 8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (8/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 8/8 = 1
    • 48/8 = 6
  7. This gives: 1/6.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 2/6 is : 1/6 (or 0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)