What is 7/3 minus 4/10?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 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 × 3 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 12 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 10 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/30
- Simplify the fraction (58/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 29/15.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 4/10 is : 29/15 (or 1.9333333333333 in its decimal form)