What is 10/2 minus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 10/2 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/2 by 7/7?
- 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: 7 × 2 = 14
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 14 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/14
- Simplify the fraction (56/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (14):
- 56/14 = 4
- 14/14 = 1
- This gives: 4.
The result of subtracting 10/2 and 7/7 is : 4