What is 6/7 minus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 6/7 - 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/7 by 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 10 = 60
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 42 = 18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 18/70
- Simplify the fraction (18/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 18/2 = 9
- 70/2 = 35
- This gives: 9/35.
The result of subtracting 6/7 and 6/10 is : 9/35 (or 0.25714285714286 in its decimal form)