What is 6/4 minus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 4/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
- 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: 42 − 16 = 26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 26/28
- Simplify the fraction (26/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 26/2 = 13
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: 13/14.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 4/7 is : 13/14 (or 0.92857142857143 in its decimal form)