What is 5/7 minus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 7/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 7 = 49
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 49 = -14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -14/49
- Simplify the fraction (-14/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- -14/7 = -2
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: -2/7.
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 7/7 is : -2/7 (or -0.28571428571429 in its decimal form)