What is 7/7 minus 5/9?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 5/9?

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

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 5/9 is : 4/9 (or 0.44444444444444 in its decimal form)