What is 5/7 minus 3/7?

Looking for the result of 5/7 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/7 by 3/7?

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

The result of subtracting 5/7 and 3/7 is : 2/7 (or 0.28571428571429 in its decimal form)