What is 3/9 minus 10/7?
Looking for the result of 3/9 - 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/9 by 10/7?
- 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: 10 × 9 = 90
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 90 = -69
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 7 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -69/63
- Simplify the fraction (-69/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -69/3 = -23
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: -23/21.
The result of subtracting 3/9 and 10/7 is : -23/21 (or -1.0952380952381 in its decimal form)