What is 9 minus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 9 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9 by 7/7?
- 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: 7 × 1 = 7
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 7 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/7
- Simplify the fraction (56/7) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 56/7 = 8
- 7/7 = 1
- This gives: 8.
The result of subtracting 9/1 and 7/7 is : 8