What is 7/2 minus 7/7?

Looking for the result of 7/2 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/2 by 7/7?

7 2 − 7 7 = (7 × 7) − (7 × 2) 2 × 7 = 35 14 = 5 2
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 7 = 49
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 2 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 49 − 14 = 35
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/14
  6. Simplify the fraction (35/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 35/7 = 5
    • 14/7 = 2
  7. This gives: 5/2.

The result of subtracting 7/2 and 7/7 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)