What is 2/10 minus 1/7?

Looking for the result of 2/10 - 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/10 by 1/7?

2 10 − 1 7 = (2 × 7) − (1 × 10) 10 × 7 = 4 70 = 2 35
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 10 = 10
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 10 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (4/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 4/2 = 2
    • 70/2 = 35
  7. This gives: 2/35.

The result of subtracting 2/10 and 1/7 is : 2/35 (or 0.057142857142857 in its decimal form)