What is 5/3 minus 7/3?
Looking for the result of 5/3 - 7/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/3 by 7/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 3 = 21
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 − 21 = -6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/9
- Simplify the fraction (-6/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -6/3 = -2
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: -2/3.
The result of subtracting 5/3 and 7/3 is : -2/3 (or -0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)