What is 2/6 minus 1/7?

Looking for the result of 2/6 - 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/6 by 1/7?

2 6 − 1 7 = (2 × 7) − (1 × 6) 6 × 7 = 8 42 = 4 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: 1 × 6 = 6
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 6 = 8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (8/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 8/2 = 4
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: 4/21.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 1/7 is : 4/21 (or 0.19047619047619 in its decimal form)