What is 7/2 minus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 7/2 - 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/2 by 4/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 8 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/12
- Simplify the fraction (34/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 17/6.
The result of subtracting 7/2 and 4/6 is : 17/6 (or 2.8333333333333 in its decimal form)