What is 1/7 minus 3/6?

Looking for the result of 1/7 - 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/7 by 3/6?

1 7 − 3 6 = (1 × 6) − (3 × 7) 7 × 6 = -15 42 = -5 14
  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: 3 × 7 = 21
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 21 = -15
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -15/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-15/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -15/3 = -5
    • 42/3 = 14
  7. This gives: -5/14.

The result of subtracting 1/7 and 3/6 is : -5/14 (or -0.35714285714286 in its decimal form)