What is 2/6 minus 10/7?

Looking for the result of 2/6 - 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/6 by 10/7?

2 6 − 10 7 = (2 × 7) − (10 × 6) 6 × 7 = -46 42 = -23 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: 10 × 6 = 60
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 60 = -46
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -46/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-46/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -46/2 = -23
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -23/21.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 10/7 is : -23/21 (or -1.0952380952381 in its decimal form)