What is 3/8 minus 2/7?

Looking for the result of 3/8 - 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/8 by 2/7?

3 8 − 2 7 = (3 × 7) − (2 × 8) 8 × 7 = 5 56
  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: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 16 = 5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/56

The result of subtracting 3/8 and 2/7 is : 5/56 (or 0.089285714285714 in its decimal form)