What is 4/5 minus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 4/5 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/5 by 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 15 = 13
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 13/35
The result of subtracting 4/5 and 3/7 is : 13/35 (or 0.37142857142857 in its decimal form)