What is 9/4 minus 6/7?

Looking for the result of 9/4 - 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/4 by 6/7?

9 4 − 6 7 = (9 × 7) − (6 × 4) 4 × 7 = 39 28
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 4 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 24 = 39
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 39/28

The result of subtracting 9/4 and 6/7 is : 39/28 (or 1.3928571428571 in its decimal form)