What is 3/7 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 3/7 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/7 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 − 35 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/35
- Simplify the fraction (-20/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -20/5 = -4
- 35/5 = 7
- This gives: -4/7.
The result of subtracting 3/7 and 5/5 is : -4/7 (or -0.57142857142857 in its decimal form)