What is 9 minus 7?

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

How to subtract 9 by 7?

9 1 − 7 1 = (9 × 1) − (7 × 1) 1 × 1 = 2 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 1 = 9
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 1 = 7
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 7 = 2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 1 = 1
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/1

The result of subtracting 9/1 and 7/1 is : 2