What is 6/4 minus 4/3?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 4/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 4/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 3 = 18
- 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: 18 − 16 = 2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 3 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/12
- Simplify the fraction (2/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 2/2 = 1
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 1/6.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 4/3 is : 1/6 (or 0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)