What is 6/7 minus 10/4?
Looking for the result of 6/7 - 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/7 by 10/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 4 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 70 = -46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 4 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -46/28
- Simplify the fraction (-46/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -46/2 = -23
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: -23/14.
The result of subtracting 6/7 and 10/4 is : -23/14 (or -1.6428571428571 in its decimal form)