What is 10/7 minus 5/6?

Looking for the result of 10/7 - 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/7 by 5/6?

10 7 − 5 6 = (10 × 6) − (5 × 7) 7 × 6 = 25 42
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 6 = 60
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 7 = 35
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 35 = 25
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 25/42

The result of subtracting 10/7 and 5/6 is : 25/42 (or 0.5952380952381 in its decimal form)