What is 10/2 minus 10/7?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 10/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 2 = 20
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 20 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/14
- Simplify the fraction (50/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 25/7.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 10/7 is : 25/7 (or 3.5714285714286 in its decimal form)