What is 9/3 minus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 9/3 - 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/3 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 × 3 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 3 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/21
- Simplify the fraction (60/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 60/3 = 20
- 21/3 = 7
- This gives: 20/7.
The result of subtracting 9/3 and 1/7 is : 20/7 (or 2.8571428571429 in its decimal form)