What is 6/4 minus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 4/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 16 = -4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/8
- Simplify the fraction (-4/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -4/4 = -1
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 4/2 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)