What is 2/7 minus 2/10?

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

How to subtract 2/7 by 2/10?

2 7 − 2 10 = (2 × 10) − (2 × 7) 7 × 10 = 6 70 = 3 35
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 10 = 20
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 14 = 6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (6/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 6/2 = 3
    • 70/2 = 35
  7. This gives: 3/35.

The result of subtracting 2/7 and 2/10 is : 3/35 (or 0.085714285714286 in its decimal form)