What is 6/8 minus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 7/4?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 56 = -32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -32/32
- Simplify the fraction (-32/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (32):
- -32/32 = -1
- 32/32 = 1
- This gives: -1.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 7/4 is : -1