What is 4/4 minus 9/7?

Looking for the result of 4/4 - 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/4 by 9/7?

4 4 − 9 7 = (4 × 7) − (9 × 4) 4 × 7 = -8 28 = -2 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: 9 × 4 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 36 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -8/4 = -2
    • 28/4 = 7
  7. This gives: -2/7.

The result of subtracting 4/4 and 9/7 is : -2/7 (or -0.28571428571429 in its decimal form)