What is 9/3 minus 10/7?

Looking for the result of 9/3 - 10/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/3 by 10/7?

9 3 − 10 7 = (9 × 7) − (10 × 3) 3 × 7 = 33 21 = 11 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 3 = 30
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 30 = 33
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/21
  6. Simplify the fraction (33/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 33/3 = 11
    • 21/3 = 7
  7. This gives: 11/7.

The result of subtracting 9/3 and 10/7 is : 11/7 (or 1.5714285714286 in its decimal form)