What is 4/4 minus 3/7?

Looking for the result of 4/4 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/4 by 3/7?

4 4 − 3 7 = (4 × 7) − (3 × 4) 4 × 7 = 16 28 = 4 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 4 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 12 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 16/4 = 4
    • 28/4 = 7
  7. This gives: 4/7.

The result of subtracting 4/4 and 3/7 is : 4/7 (or 0.57142857142857 in its decimal form)