What is 5/7 minus 6/7?

Looking for the result of 5/7 - 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/7 by 6/7?

5 7 − 6 7 = (5 × 7) − (6 × 7) 7 × 7 = -7 49 = -1 7
  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: 6 × 7 = 42
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 42 = -7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -7/49
  6. Simplify the fraction (-7/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -7/7 = -1
    • 49/7 = 7
  7. This gives: -1/7.

The result of subtracting 5/7 and 6/7 is : -1/7 (or -0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)