What is 9/3 minus 5/7?

Looking for the result of 9/3 - 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/3 by 5/7?

9 3 − 5 7 = (9 × 7) − (5 × 3) 3 × 7 = 48 21 = 16 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 3 = 15
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 15 = 48
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/21
  6. Simplify the fraction (48/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 48/3 = 16
    • 21/3 = 7
  7. This gives: 16/7.

The result of subtracting 9/3 and 5/7 is : 16/7 (or 2.2857142857143 in its decimal form)