7/17-1/3 — step-by-step solution

Let's calculate:

\frac{7}{17} - \frac{1}{3}

\frac{7 \times 3 - 1 \times 17}{17 \times 3}

ℹ

7 \times 3

21

‖

-1 \times 17

-17

‖

17 \times 3

51

\frac{21 - 17}{51}

ℹ

21 - 17

4

▶Result:

\frac{4}{51}

The approximate value of:

\frac{4}{51}

equals:

▷

\approx 7.8431 \times 10^{- 2}