What is 7/5 minus 1?
Looking for the result of 7/5 - 1? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/5 by 1?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 1 = 7
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 5 = 5
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 5 = 2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 1 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/5
The result of subtracting 7/5 and 1/1 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)