What is 7/7 minus 4/9?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 4/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 4/9?

7 7 − 4 9 = (7 × 9) − (4 × 7) 7 × 9 = 35 63 = 5 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: 4 × 7 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 28 = 35
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/63
  6. Simplify the fraction (35/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 35/7 = 5
    • 63/7 = 9
  7. This gives: 5/9.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 4/9 is : 5/9 (or 0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)