What is 9 minus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 9 - 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9 by 1/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 1 = 1
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 1 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/7
The result of subtracting 9/1 and 1/7 is : 62/7 (or 8.8571428571429 in its decimal form)