What is 7/6 minus 7/7?

Looking for the result of 7/6 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/6 by 7/7?

7 6 − 7 7 = (7 × 7) − (7 × 6) 6 × 7 = 7 42 = 1 6
  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 × 6 = 42
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 49 − 42 = 7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (7/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 7/7 = 1
    • 42/7 = 6
  7. This gives: 1/6.

The result of subtracting 7/6 and 7/7 is : 1/6 (or 0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)