What is 7/6 minus 5?
Looking for the result of 7/6 - 5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/6 by 5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 1 = 7
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 6 = 30
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 30 = -23
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 1 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -23/6
The result of subtracting 7/6 and 5/1 is : -23/6 (or -3.8333333333333 in its decimal form)