What is 7/5 minus 7/7?

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

How to subtract 7/5 by 7/7?

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

The result of subtracting 7/5 and 7/7 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)