What is 2/7 minus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 2/7 - 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/7 by 3/6?
- 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: 3 × 7 = 21
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 21 = -9
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -9/42
- Simplify the fraction (-9/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -9/3 = -3
- 42/3 = 14
- This gives: -3/14.
The result of subtracting 2/7 and 3/6 is : -3/14 (or -0.21428571428571 in its decimal form)