What is 8/7 minus 3/10?

Looking for the result of 8/7 - 3/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/7 by 3/10?

8 7 − 3 10 = (8 × 10) − (3 × 7) 7 × 10 = 59 70
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 10 = 80
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 7 = 21
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 21 = 59
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 59/70

The result of subtracting 8/7 and 3/10 is : 59/70 (or 0.84285714285714 in its decimal form)