What is 10/2 minus 7?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 1 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 2 = 14
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 14 = -4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 1 = 2
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/2
- Simplify the fraction (-4/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -4/2 = -2
- 2/2 = 1
- This gives: -2.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 7/1 is : -2