What is 6/4 minus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 4/6?
- 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: 4 × 4 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 16 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 6 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/24
- Simplify the fraction (20/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 20/4 = 5
- 24/4 = 6
- This gives: 5/6.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 4/6 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)