What is 5/10 minus 6/7?
Looking for the result of 5/10 - 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/10 by 6/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 60 = -25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -25/70
- Simplify the fraction (-25/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -25/5 = -5
- 70/5 = 14
- This gives: -5/14.
The result of subtracting 5/10 and 6/7 is : -5/14 (or -0.35714285714286 in its decimal form)