What is 6/7 minus 5/10?

Looking for the result of 6/7 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/7 by 5/10?

6 7 − 5 10 = (6 × 10) − (5 × 7) 7 × 10 = 25 70 = 5 14
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 10 = 60
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 7 = 35
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 35 = 25
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 25/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (25/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 25/5 = 5
    • 70/5 = 14
  7. This gives: 5/14.

The result of subtracting 6/7 and 5/10 is : 5/14 (or 0.35714285714286 in its decimal form)