What is 6/7 minus 6/4?
Looking for the result of 6/7 - 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/7 by 6/4?
- 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: 6 × 7 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 42 = -18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 4 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -18/28
- Simplify the fraction (-18/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -18/2 = -9
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: -9/14.
The result of subtracting 6/7 and 6/4 is : -9/14 (or -0.64285714285714 in its decimal form)