What is 1/10 minus 7/7?

Looking for the result of 1/10 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/10 by 7/7?

1 10 − 7 7 = (1 × 7) − (7 × 10) 10 × 7 = -63 70 = -9 10
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 7 = 7
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 10 = 70
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 70 = -63
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 7 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -63/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (-63/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -63/7 = -9
    • 70/7 = 10
  7. This gives: -9/10.

The result of subtracting 1/10 and 7/7 is : -9/10 (or -0.9 in its decimal form)