What is 7/7 minus 7/4?

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

How to subtract 7/7 by 7/4?

7 7 − 7 4 = (7 × 4) − (7 × 7) 7 × 4 = -21 28 = -3 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: 7 × 7 = 49
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 49 = -21
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 4 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -21/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (-21/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -21/7 = -3
    • 28/7 = 4
  7. This gives: -3/4.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 7/4 is : -3/4 (or -0.75 in its decimal form)