What is 2/7 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 2/7 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/7 by 5/10?
- 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: 5 × 7 = 35
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 35 = -15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -15/70
- Simplify the fraction (-15/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -15/5 = -3
- 70/5 = 14
- This gives: -3/14.
The result of subtracting 2/7 and 5/10 is : -3/14 (or -0.21428571428571 in its decimal form)