What is 1/7 minus 2/6?

Looking for the result of 1/7 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/7 by 2/6?

1 7 − 2 6 = (1 × 6) − (2 × 7) 7 × 6 = -8 42 = -4 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 14 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -8/2 = -4
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -4/21.

The result of subtracting 1/7 and 2/6 is : -4/21 (or -0.19047619047619 in its decimal form)