What is 6/4 minus 5/4?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 5/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 4 = 24
- 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: 24 − 20 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 4 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/16
- Simplify the fraction (4/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 4/4 = 1
- 16/4 = 4
- This gives: 1/4.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 5/4 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)