What is 10/6 minus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 10/6 - 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/6 by 2/7?
- 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: 2 × 6 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 12 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/42
- Simplify the fraction (58/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 29/21.
The result of subtracting 10/6 and 2/7 is : 29/21 (or 1.3809523809524 in its decimal form)