What is 7/7 minus 7/5?

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

How to subtract 7/7 by 7/5?

7 7 − 7 5 = (7 × 5) − (7 × 7) 7 × 5 = -14 35 = -2 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
  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: 35 − 49 = -14
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -14/35
  6. Simplify the fraction (-14/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -14/7 = -2
    • 35/7 = 5
  7. This gives: -2/5.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 7/5 is : -2/5 (or -0.4 in its decimal form)