What is 4/9 minus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 4/9 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/9 by 4/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 36 = -12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -12/54
- Simplify the fraction (-12/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -12/6 = -2
- 54/6 = 9
- This gives: -2/9.
The result of subtracting 4/9 and 4/6 is : -2/9 (or -0.22222222222222 in its decimal form)