Solve -4/6-4/6

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{4}{3}\approx -1.333333333$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{-4}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$-\frac{2}{3}-\frac{4}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

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

Since -\frac{2}{3} and \frac{2}{3} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

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

Subtract 2 from -2 to get -4.

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

Factor

$$-\frac{4}{3} = -1\frac{1}{3} = -1.3333333333333333$$