What is 3/7 minus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 3/7 - 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/7 by 4/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 7 = 28
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 28 = -7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -7/49
- Simplify the fraction (-7/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- -7/7 = -1
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: -1/7.
The result of subtracting 3/7 and 4/7 is : -1/7 (or -0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)