What is 2/3 minus 3/7?

Looking for the result of 2/3 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/3 by 3/7?

2 3 − 3 7 = (2 × 7) − (3 × 3) 3 × 7 = 5 21
  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: 3 × 3 = 9
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 9 = 5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/21

The result of subtracting 2/3 and 3/7 is : 5/21 (or 0.23809523809524 in its decimal form)