What is 1/7 minus 5/7?

Looking for the result of 1/7 - 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/7 by 5/7?

1 7 − 5 7 = (1 × 7) − (5 × 7) 7 × 7 = -28 49 = -4 7
  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: 5 × 7 = 35
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 35 = -28
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -28/49
  6. Simplify the fraction (-28/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -28/7 = -4
    • 49/7 = 7
  7. This gives: -4/7.

The result of subtracting 1/7 and 5/7 is : -4/7 (or -0.57142857142857 in its decimal form)