What is 2/7 minus 10/6?
Looking for the result of 2/7 - 10/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/7 by 10/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- 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: 12 − 70 = -58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -58/42
- Simplify the fraction (-58/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -58/2 = -29
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: -29/21.
The result of subtracting 2/7 and 10/6 is : -29/21 (or -1.3809523809524 in its decimal form)