What is 3/6 minus 10/7?

Looking for the result of 3/6 - 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/6 by 10/7?

3 6 − 10 7 = (3 × 7) − (10 × 6) 6 × 7 = -39 42 = -13 14
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 6 = 60
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 60 = -39
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -39/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-39/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -39/3 = -13
    • 42/3 = 14
  7. This gives: -13/14.

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 10/7 is : -13/14 (or -0.92857142857143 in its decimal form)