What is 9/7 minus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 9/7 - 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/7 by 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 14 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 2 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/14
- Simplify the fraction (4/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 4/2 = 2
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 2/7.
The result of subtracting 9/7 and 2/2 is : 2/7 (or 0.28571428571429 in its decimal form)