What is 1/7 minus 10/10?

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

How to subtract 1/7 by 10/10?

1 7 − 10 10 = (1 × 10) − (10 × 7) 7 × 10 = -60 70 = -6 7
  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: 10 × 7 = 70
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 70 = -60
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -60/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (-60/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -60/10 = -6
    • 70/10 = 7
  7. This gives: -6/7.

The result of subtracting 1/7 and 10/10 is : -6/7 (or -0.85714285714286 in its decimal form)