What is 5/7 minus 3/5?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 3/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 3/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- 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: 25 − 21 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/35
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 3/5 is : 4/35 (or 0.11428571428571 in its decimal form)