What is 8/6 minus 6/4?

Looking for the result of 8/6 - 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/6 by 6/4?

8 6 − 6 4 = (8 × 4) − (6 × 6) 6 × 4 = -4 24 = -1 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 36 = -4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/24
  6. Simplify the fraction (-4/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -4/4 = -1
    • 24/4 = 6
  7. This gives: -1/6.

The result of subtracting 8/6 and 6/4 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)