What is 9/7 minus 8/10?

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

How to subtract 9/7 by 8/10?

9 7 − 8 10 = (9 × 10) − (8 × 7) 7 × 10 = 34 70 = 17 35
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 10 = 90
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 7 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 − 56 = 34
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (34/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 34/2 = 17
    • 70/2 = 35
  7. This gives: 17/35.

The result of subtracting 9/7 and 8/10 is : 17/35 (or 0.48571428571429 in its decimal form)