What is 1/7 minus 3?
Looking for the result of 1/7 - 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/7 by 3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 1 = 1
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 1 − 21 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 1 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/7
The result of subtracting 1/7 and 3/1 is : -20/7 (or -2.8571428571429 in its decimal form)