What is 7/6 minus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 7/6 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/6 by 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 6 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 24 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/48
- Simplify the fraction (32/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 32/16 = 2
- 48/16 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of subtracting 7/6 and 4/8 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)