What is 7/7 minus 7/9?

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

How to subtract 7/7 by 7/9?

7 7 − 7 9 = (7 × 9) − (7 × 7) 7 × 9 = 14 63 = 2 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: 7 × 7 = 49
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 49 = 14
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/63
  6. Simplify the fraction (14/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 14/7 = 2
    • 63/7 = 9
  7. This gives: 2/9.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 7/9 is : 2/9 (or 0.22222222222222 in its decimal form)