Solve 34/26-14/7

$$\frac { 34 } { 26 } - \frac { 14 } { 7 }$$

Evaluate

$$-\frac{9}{13}\approx -0.692307692$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{34}{26} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{17}{13}-\frac{14}{7}$$

Divide 14 by 7 to get 2.

$$\frac{17}{13}-2$$

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{26}{13}.

$$\frac{17}{13}-\frac{26}{13}$$

Since \frac{17}{13} and \frac{26}{13} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{17-26}{13}$$

Subtract 26 from 17 to get -9.

$$-\frac{9}{13}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{9}{13} = -0.6923076923076923$$