What is 7/7 minus 5/4?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 5/4?

7 7 − 5 4 = (7 × 4) − (5 × 7) 7 × 4 = -7 28 = -1 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 4 = 28
  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: 28 − 35 = -7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 4 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -7/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (-7/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -7/7 = -1
    • 28/7 = 4
  7. This gives: -1/4.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 5/4 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)