What is 3/7 minus 1/6?

Looking for the result of 3/7 - 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/7 by 1/6?

3 7 − 1 6 = (3 × 6) − (1 × 7) 7 × 6 = 11 42
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 6 = 18
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 7 = 7
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 7 = 11
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 11/42

The result of subtracting 3/7 and 1/6 is : 11/42 (or 0.26190476190476 in its decimal form)