What is 4/4 minus 7/5?

Looking for the result of 4/4 - 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/4 by 7/5?

4 4 − 7 5 = (4 × 5) − (7 × 4) 4 × 5 = -8 20 = -2 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 5 = 20
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 4 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 28 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/20
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -8/4 = -2
    • 20/4 = 5
  7. This gives: -2/5.

The result of subtracting 4/4 and 7/5 is : -2/5 (or -0.4 in its decimal form)