What is 5/7 minus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 3/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- 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: 40 − 21 = 19
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 19/56
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 3/8 is : 19/56 (or 0.33928571428571 in its decimal form)