What is 6/4 minus 2/4?

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

How to subtract 6/4 by 2/4?

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

The result of subtracting 6/4 and 2/4 is : 1