What is 6/4 minus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 4 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 6 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/24
- Simplify the fraction (32/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 32/8 = 4
- 24/8 = 3
- This gives: 4/3.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 1/6 is : 4/3 (or 1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)