What is 6/7 minus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 6/7 - 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/7 by 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 14 = -2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 2 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/14
- Simplify the fraction (-2/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -2/2 = -1
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: -1/7.
The result of subtracting 6/7 and 2/2 is : -1/7 (or -0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)