What is 10/7 minus 7/5?

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

How to subtract 10/7 by 7/5?

10 7 − 7 5 = (10 × 5) − (7 × 7) 7 × 5 = 1 35
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 5 = 50
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 7 = 49
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 49 = 1
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 1/35

The result of subtracting 10/7 and 7/5 is : 1/35 (or 0.028571428571429 in its decimal form)