What is 5/7 minus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 − 56 = -46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 2 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -46/14
- Simplify the fraction (-46/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -46/2 = -23
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: -23/7.
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 8/2 is : -23/7 (or -3.2857142857143 in its decimal form)