What is 6/4 minus 6?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 6?
- 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: 6 × 4 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 24 = -18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/4
- Simplify the fraction (-18/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -18/2 = -9
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: -9/2.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 6/1 is : -9/2 (or -4.5 in its decimal form)