What is 6/7 minus 8/10?

Looking for the result of 6/7 - 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/7 by 8/10?

6 7 − 8 10 = (6 × 10) − (8 × 7) 7 × 10 = 4 70 = 2 35
  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: 8 × 7 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 60 − 56 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (4/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 4/2 = 2
    • 70/2 = 35
  7. This gives: 2/35.

The result of subtracting 6/7 and 8/10 is : 2/35 (or 0.057142857142857 in its decimal form)