What is 7/7 minus 4/10?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 4/10?

7 7 − 4 10 = (7 × 10) − (4 × 7) 7 × 10 = 42 70 = 3 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 7 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 28 = 42
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 10 = 70
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/70
  6. Simplify the fraction (42/70) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (14):
    • 42/14 = 3
    • 70/14 = 5
  7. This gives: 3/5.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 4/10 is : 3/5 (or 0.6 in its decimal form)