What is 2/6 minus 2/7?

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

How to subtract 2/6 by 2/7?

2 6 − 2 7 = (2 × 7) − (2 × 6) 6 × 7 = 2 42 = 1 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: 2 × 6 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 12 = 2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (2/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: 1/21.

The result of subtracting 2/6 and 2/7 is : 1/21 (or 0.047619047619048 in its decimal form)