What is 7/3 minus 10/2?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 10/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 10/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 2 = 14
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 3 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 30 = -16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/6
- Simplify the fraction (-16/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -16/2 = -8
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: -8/3.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 10/2 is : -8/3 (or -2.6666666666667 in its decimal form)