What is 5/7 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 4/10?
- 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: 4 × 7 = 28
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 50 − 28 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/70
- Simplify the fraction (22/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 11/35.
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 4/10 is : 11/35 (or 0.31428571428571 in its decimal form)