What is 7/6 minus 2/4?

Looking for the result of 7/6 - 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/6 by 2/4?

7 6 − 2 4 = (7 × 4) − (2 × 6) 6 × 4 = 16 24 = 2 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 4 = 28
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 12 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/24
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 16/8 = 2
    • 24/8 = 3
  7. This gives: 2/3.

The result of subtracting 7/6 and 2/4 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)