What is 7/7 minus 6/5?
Looking for the result of 7/7 - 6/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/7 by 6/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 42 = -7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -7/35
- Simplify the fraction (-7/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- -7/7 = -1
- 35/7 = 5
- This gives: -1/5.
The result of subtracting 7/7 and 6/5 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)