What is 7/7 minus 2/9?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 2/9?

7 7 − 2 9 = (7 × 9) − (2 × 7) 7 × 9 = 49 63 = 7 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
  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: 63 − 14 = 49
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 49/63
  6. Simplify the fraction (49/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 49/7 = 7
    • 63/7 = 9
  7. This gives: 7/9.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 2/9 is : 7/9 (or 0.77777777777778 in its decimal form)