What is 1/7 minus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 1/7 - 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/7 by 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 14 = -12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 2 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -12/14
- Simplify the fraction (-12/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -12/2 = -6
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: -6/7.
The result of subtracting 1/7 and 2/2 is : -6/7 (or -0.85714285714286 in its decimal form)