What is 2/4 minus 1/7?

Looking for the result of 2/4 - 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/4 by 1/7?

2 4 − 1 7 = (2 × 7) − (1 × 4) 4 × 7 = 10 28 = 5 14
  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 × 4 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 4 = 10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (10/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 10/2 = 5
    • 28/2 = 14
  7. This gives: 5/14.

The result of subtracting 2/4 and 1/7 is : 5/14 (or 0.35714285714286 in its decimal form)