What is 5/3 minus 7/7?

Looking for the result of 5/3 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/3 by 7/7?

5 3 − 7 7 = (5 × 7) − (7 × 3) 3 × 7 = 14 21 = 2 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 3 = 21
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 21 = 14
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/21
  6. Simplify the fraction (14/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 14/7 = 2
    • 21/7 = 3
  7. This gives: 2/3.

The result of subtracting 5/3 and 7/7 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)