What is 9/4 minus 3/7?

Looking for the result of 9/4 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/4 by 3/7?

9 4 − 3 7 = (9 × 7) − (3 × 4) 4 × 7 = 51 28
  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: 3 × 4 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 12 = 51
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/28

The result of subtracting 9/4 and 3/7 is : 51/28 (or 1.8214285714286 in its decimal form)