What is 6/7 minus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 6/7 - 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/7 by 2/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
- 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: 42 − 14 = 28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/49
- Simplify the fraction (28/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 28/7 = 4
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: 4/7.
The result of subtracting 6/7 and 2/7 is : 4/7 (or 0.57142857142857 in its decimal form)