What is 7/3 minus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 3 = 21
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 15 = 6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/9
- Simplify the fraction (6/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 6/3 = 2
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 5/3 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)