What is 2 minus 7/7?

Looking for the result of 2 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2 by 7/7?

2 1 − 7 7 = (2 × 7) − (7 × 1) 1 × 7 = 7 7 = 1 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 1 = 7
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 − 7 = 7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/7
  6. Simplify the fraction (7/7) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 7/7 = 1
    • 7/7 = 1
  7. This gives: 1.

The result of subtracting 2/1 and 7/7 is : 1