What is 6/4 minus 5?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 5?
- 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: 5 × 4 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 20 = -14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -14/4
- Simplify the fraction (-14/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -14/2 = -7
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: -7/2.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 5/1 is : -7/2 (or -3.5 in its decimal form)