What is 6/4 minus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 2 = 12
- 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: 12 − 24 = -12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -12/8
- Simplify the fraction (-12/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -12/4 = -3
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: -3/2.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 6/2 is : -3/2 (or -1.5 in its decimal form)