What is 6/4 minus 3?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 4 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 12 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/4
- Simplify the fraction (-6/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -6/2 = -3
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: -3/2.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 3/1 is : -3/2 (or -1.5 in its decimal form)