What is 4 minus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 4 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4 by 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 3 = 25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 25/7
The result of subtracting 4/1 and 3/7 is : 25/7 (or 3.5714285714286 in its decimal form)