What is 5/7 minus 3/10?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 3/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 21 = 29
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 29/70
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 3/10 is : 29/70 (or 0.41428571428571 in its decimal form)