What is 7/3 minus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 2 = 14
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 24 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/6
- Simplify the fraction (-10/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -10/2 = -5
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: -5/3.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 8/2 is : -5/3 (or -1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)