What is 5/7 minus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 25 − 35 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/35
- Simplify the fraction (-10/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -10/5 = -2
- 35/5 = 7
- This gives: -2/7.
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 5/5 is : -2/7 (or -0.28571428571429 in its decimal form)