What is 10/7 minus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 10/7 - 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/7 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 × 7 = 14
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 14 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/49
- Simplify the fraction (56/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 56/7 = 8
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: 8/7.
The result of subtracting 10/7 and 2/7 is : 8/7 (or 1.1428571428571 in its decimal form)