What is 7 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 7 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7 by 4/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 4 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 10 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/10
- Simplify the fraction (66/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 66/2 = 33
- 10/2 = 5
- This gives: 33/5.
The result of subtracting 7/1 and 4/10 is : 33/5 (or 6.6 in its decimal form)