What is 7/7 minus 2/10?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 2/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 2/10?

7 7 − 2 10 = (7 × 10) − (2 × 7) 7 × 10 = 56 70 = 4 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 14 = 56
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (56/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (14):
    • 56/14 = 4
    • 70/14 = 5
  7. This gives: 4/5.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 2/10 is : 4/5 (or 0.8 in its decimal form)