What is 7/3 minus 5/6?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 5/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
- 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: 42 − 15 = 27
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 6 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 27/18
- Simplify the fraction (27/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 27/9 = 3
- 18/9 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 5/6 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)