What is 7/6 minus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 7/6 - 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/6 by 5/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
- 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: 70 − 30 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/60
- Simplify the fraction (40/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (20):
- 40/20 = 2
- 60/20 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of subtracting 7/6 and 5/10 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)