What is 7/7 minus 2/5?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 2/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 2/5?

7 7 − 2 5 = (7 × 5) − (2 × 7) 7 × 5 = 21 35 = 3 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 14 = 21
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/35
  6. Simplify the fraction (21/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 21/7 = 3
    • 35/7 = 5
  7. This gives: 3/5.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 2/5 is : 3/5 (or 0.6 in its decimal form)