What is 6/4 minus 6/3?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 6/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 6/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 3 = 18
- 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: 18 − 24 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 3 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/12
- Simplify the fraction (-6/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- -6/6 = -1
- 12/6 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 6/3 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)