What is 7/3 minus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 7 = 49
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 3 = 9
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 49 − 9 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/21
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 3/7 is : 40/21 (or 1.9047619047619 in its decimal form)