What is 7/5 minus 9/5?
Looking for the result of 7/5 - 9/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/5 by 9/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 45 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 5 = 25
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/25
- Simplify the fraction (-10/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -10/5 = -2
- 25/5 = 5
- This gives: -2/5.
The result of subtracting 7/5 and 9/5 is : -2/5 (or -0.4 in its decimal form)