What is 7/3 minus 3/2?

Looking for the result of 7/3 - 3/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/3 by 3/2?

7 3 − 3 2 = (7 × 2) − (3 × 3) 3 × 2 = 5 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 2 = 14
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 3 = 9
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 9 = 5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/6

The result of subtracting 7/3 and 3/2 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)