What is 3/6 minus 5/7?

Looking for the result of 3/6 - 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/6 by 5/7?

3 6 − 5 7 = (3 × 7) − (5 × 6) 6 × 7 = -9 42 = -3 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: 5 × 6 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 30 = -9
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -9/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-9/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -9/3 = -3
    • 42/3 = 14
  7. This gives: -3/14.

The result of subtracting 3/6 and 5/7 is : -3/14 (or -0.21428571428571 in its decimal form)