What is 8/7 minus 9/10?

Looking for the result of 8/7 - 9/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/7 by 9/10?

8 7 − 9 10 = (8 × 10) − (9 × 7) 7 × 10 = 17 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: 9 × 7 = 63
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 63 = 17
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 17/70

The result of subtracting 8/7 and 9/10 is : 17/70 (or 0.24285714285714 in its decimal form)