What is 2/7 minus 10/10?
Looking for the result of 2/7 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/7 by 10/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 70 = -50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -50/70
- Simplify the fraction (-50/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
- -50/10 = -5
- 70/10 = 7
- This gives: -5/7.
The result of subtracting 2/7 and 10/10 is : -5/7 (or -0.71428571428571 in its decimal form)