Basic Math Examples

$\frac{6}{7} - \frac{1}{14}$

Step 1

To write

$\frac{6}{7}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{6}{7} \cdot \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{14}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$14$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply

$\frac{6}{7}$ by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{6 \cdot 2}{7 \cdot 2} - \frac{1}{14}$

Step 2.2

Multiply

$7$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{6 \cdot 2}{14} - \frac{1}{14}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{6 \cdot 2 - 1}{14}$

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Multiply

$6$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{12 - 1}{14}$

Step 4.2

Subtract

$1$ from

$12$ .

$\frac{11}{14}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{11}{14}$

Decimal Form:

$0.7\overline{857142}$