What is 9/4 minus 7/7?

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

How to subtract 9/4 by 7/7?

9 4 − 7 7 = (9 × 7) − (7 × 4) 4 × 7 = 35 28 = 5 4
  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: 7 × 4 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 28 = 35
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (35/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 35/7 = 5
    • 28/7 = 4
  7. This gives: 5/4.

The result of subtracting 9/4 and 7/7 is : 5/4 (or 1.25 in its decimal form)