What is 10/7 minus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 10/7 - 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/7 by 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 5 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 7 = 7
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 7 = 43
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 43/35
The result of subtracting 10/7 and 1/5 is : 43/35 (or 1.2285714285714 in its decimal form)