What is 3/3 minus 6/7?

Looking for the result of 3/3 - 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/3 by 6/7?

3 3 − 6 7 = (3 × 7) − (6 × 3) 3 × 7 = 3 21 = 1 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 3 = 18
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 18 = 3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/21
  6. Simplify the fraction (3/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 3/3 = 1
    • 21/3 = 7
  7. This gives: 1/7.

The result of subtracting 3/3 and 6/7 is : 1/7 (or 0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)