What is 1/7 minus 1/10?

Looking for the result of 1/7 - 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/7 by 1/10?

1 7 − 1 10 = (1 × 10) − (1 × 7) 7 × 10 = 3 70
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 7 = 7
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 7 = 3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/70

The result of subtracting 1/7 and 1/10 is : 3/70 (or 0.042857142857143 in its decimal form)