What is 7/6 minus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 7/6 - 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/6 by 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 6 = 60
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 60 = -25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 5 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -25/30
- Simplify the fraction (-25/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -25/5 = -5
- 30/5 = 6
- This gives: -5/6.
The result of subtracting 7/6 and 10/5 is : -5/6 (or -0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)