What is 7/7 minus 5/2?

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

How to subtract 7/7 by 5/2?

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

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 5/2 is : -3/2 (or -1.5 in its decimal form)