What is 1/5 minus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 1/5 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/5 by 7/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 7 = 7
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 5 = 35
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 35 = -28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -28/35
- Simplify the fraction (-28/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- -28/7 = -4
- 35/7 = 5
- This gives: -4/5.
The result of subtracting 1/5 and 7/7 is : -4/5 (or -0.8 in its decimal form)