Solve the Fraction Subtraction: 4/6 - 3/6 Step-by-Step

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Solution Steps

00:00 Solve

00:03 First, let's mark the number of squares we have according to the given data

00:07 Now let's subtract (remove) the number of squares according to the corresponding fraction

00:10 The remaining number of squares is the numerator of the answer

00:15 The denominator of the answer equals the number of parts we divided the whole into:

00:18 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

The task is to perform a simple subtraction of fractions with like denominators. Here's how we solve it:

Initially, we have the fractions $\frac{4}{6}$ and $\frac{3}{6}$ . Both fractions have the same denominator, which is 6.

Step 1: Since the denominators are the same, we subtract only the numerators. This means we subtract 3 from 4, as follows:

$\frac{4}{6} - \frac{3}{6} = \frac{4 - 3}{6} = \frac{1}{6}$

The fraction $\frac{1}{6}$ is already in its simplest form. Therefore, the result of subtracting $\frac{3}{6}$ from $\frac{4}{6}$ is $\frac{1}{6}$ .

The correct answer among the given choices is $\frac{1}{6}$ . This corresponds to choice number 2 in the list of options provided.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\frac{1}{6}$ .