What is 7/3 minus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 3 = 15
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 49 − 15 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/21
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 5/7 is : 34/21 (or 1.6190476190476 in its decimal form)