What is 7/7 minus 5/6?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 5/6?

7 7 − 5 6 = (7 × 6) − (5 × 7) 7 × 6 = 7 42 = 1 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
  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: 42 − 35 = 7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (7/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 7/7 = 1
    • 42/7 = 6
  7. This gives: 1/6.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 5/6 is : 1/6 (or 0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)