What is 6 minus 4/4?
Looking for the result of 6 - 4/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6 by 4/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 4 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 4 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 4 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/4
- Simplify the fraction (20/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 20/4 = 5
- 4/4 = 1
- This gives: 5.
The result of subtracting 6/1 and 4/4 is : 5