What is 6 minus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 6 - 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6 by 1/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 1 = 1
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 1 = 41
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 41/7
The result of subtracting 6/1 and 1/7 is : 41/7 (or 5.8571428571429 in its decimal form)