What is 5/7 minus 2/7?

Looking for the result of 5/7 - 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/7 by 2/7?

5 7 − 2 7 = (5 × 7) − (2 × 7) 7 × 7 = 21 49 = 3 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 14 = 21
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/49
  6. Simplify the fraction (21/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 21/7 = 3
    • 49/7 = 7
  7. This gives: 3/7.

The result of subtracting 5/7 and 2/7 is : 3/7 (or 0.42857142857143 in its decimal form)