What is 10/8 minus 6/7?
Looking for the result of 10/8 - 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 10/8 by 6/7?
- 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: 6 × 8 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 48 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/56
- Simplify the fraction (22/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 11/28.
The result of subtracting 10/8 and 6/7 is : 11/28 (or 0.39285714285714 in its decimal form)