What is 6 minus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 6 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6 by 7/7?
- 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: 7 × 1 = 7
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 7 = 35
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/7
- Simplify the fraction (35/7) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 35/7 = 5
- 7/7 = 1
- This gives: 5.
The result of subtracting 6/1 and 7/7 is : 5