What is 3/6 minus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 3/6 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/6 by 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 6 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 18 = 3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/42
- Simplify the fraction (3/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 3/3 = 1
- 42/3 = 14
- This gives: 1/14.
The result of subtracting 3/6 and 3/7 is : 1/14 (or 0.071428571428571 in its decimal form)