What is 7 minus 7/5?

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

How to subtract 7 by 7/5?

7 1 − 7 5 = (7 × 5) − (7 × 1) 1 × 5 = 28 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 1 = 7
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 7 = 28
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 5 = 5
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/5

The result of subtracting 7/1 and 7/5 is : 28/5 (or 5.6 in its decimal form)