What is 2/6 minus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 2/6 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/6 by 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 6 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 18 = -4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/42
- Simplify the fraction (-4/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -4/2 = -2
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: -2/21.
The result of subtracting 2/6 and 3/7 is : -2/21 (or -0.095238095238095 in its decimal form)