Basic Math Examples

\frac{4}{6} - \frac{2}{4}

$\frac{4}{6} - \frac{2}{4}$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Cancel the common factor of

4

$4$ and

6

$6$ .

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Step 1.1.1

Factor

2

$2$ out of

4

$4$ .

\frac{2 (2)}{6} - \frac{2}{4}

$\frac{2 (2)}{6} - \frac{2}{4}$

Step 1.1.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.1.2.1

Factor

2

$2$ out of

6

$6$ .

\frac{2 \cdot 2}{2 \cdot 3} - \frac{2}{4}

$\frac{2 \cdot 2}{2 \cdot 3} - \frac{2}{4}$

Step 1.1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot 2}{2 \cdot 3} - \frac{2}{4}$

Step 1.1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{2}{3} - \frac{2}{4}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factor of

$2$ and

$4$ .

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Step 1.2.1

Factor

$2$ out of

$2$ .

$\frac{2}{3} - \frac{2 (1)}{4}$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.2.2.1

Factor

$2$ out of

$4$ .

$\frac{2}{3} - \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2}$

Step 1.2.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2}{3} - \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2}$

Step 1.2.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{2}$

Step 2

To write

$\frac{2}{3}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}$

Step 3

To write

$- \frac{1}{2}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Step 4

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$6$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 4.1

Multiply

$\frac{2}{3}$ by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 2}{3 \cdot 2} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Step 4.2

Multiply

$3$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 2}{6} - \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Step 4.3

Multiply

$\frac{1}{2}$ by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 2}{6} - \frac{3}{2 \cdot 3}$

Step 4.4

Multiply

$2$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 2}{6} - \frac{3}{6}$

Step 5

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{2 \cdot 2 - 3}{6}$

Step 6

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 6.1

Multiply

$2$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{4 - 3}{6}$

Step 6.2

Subtract

$3$ from

$4$ .

$\frac{1}{6}$

Step 7

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{6}$

Decimal Form:

$0.1\overline{6}$