What is 7 minus 3/9?

Looking for the result of 7 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7 by 3/9?

7 1 − 3 9 = (7 × 9) − (3 × 1) 1 × 9 = 60 9 = 20 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 3 = 60
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/9
  6. Simplify the fraction (60/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 60/3 = 20
    • 9/3 = 3
  7. This gives: 20/3.

The result of subtracting 7/1 and 3/9 is : 20/3 (or 6.6666666666667 in its decimal form)