What is 6/4 minus 8/7?

Looking for the result of 6/4 - 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/4 by 8/7?

6 4 − 8 7 = (6 × 7) − (8 × 4) 4 × 7 = 10 28 = 5 14
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 32 = 10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (10/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 10/2 = 5
    • 28/2 = 14
  7. This gives: 5/14.

The result of subtracting 6/4 and 8/7 is : 5/14 (or 0.35714285714286 in its decimal form)