What is 7/7 minus 7/6?
Looking for the result of 7/7 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/7 by 7/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 7 = 49
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 − 49 = -7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -7/42
- Simplify the fraction (-7/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- -7/7 = -1
- 42/7 = 6
- This gives: -1/6.
The result of subtracting 7/7 and 7/6 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)