What is 3/5 minus 4/6 in fraction?
3/5 minus 4/6 equals to -1/15 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 3/5 minus 4/6 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 3/5 - 4/6 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 3/5 minus 4/6
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 3/5 and 4/6 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 30 is the LCM of 5 and 6. Multiply the LCM 30 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (3/5 x 30/30) - (4/6 x 30/30) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction subtraction expression becomes -2/30.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find what is the difference between two fractions by subtracting a fraction 4/6 from 3/5. For different, unequal or unlike denominators, use any one of the following methods to find the equivalent fraction for 3/5 minus 4/6.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
3/5-4/6 using LCM Method:
What is 3/5 minus 4/6 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/5
Fraction B: 4/6
What to be found?
3/5-4/6 = ?
Find what's the difference between 3/5 and 4/6.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 3/5 and 4/6 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 3/5 and 4/6 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions subtraction.
step 3For unlike fractions subtraction, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 3/5 and 4/6:
The LCM of 5 and 6 is 30.
step 4 Write the fractions 3/5 and 4/6 in the subtraction expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=3/5-4/6
=(3 x 30)/(5 x 30)-(4 x 30)/(6 x 30)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=18/30-20/30
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/30 x (18/1-20/1)
=1/30 x (18 - 20)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/30 x -2
= -2/30
=-1/15
3/5-4/6=-1/15
Hence,
3/5 minus 4/6 equals to -1/15 in fraction.
3/5-4/6 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/5
Fraction B: 4/6
What to be found?
3/5-4/6 = ?
Find what's the difference between 3/5 and 4/6.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (3 x 6), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (4 x 5), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (5 x 6) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (3 x 6) - (4 x 5)/(5 x 6)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (18 - 20)/30
= -2/30
= -1/15
3/5-4/6 = -1/15
Hence,
3/5 minus 4/6 = -1/15