What is 9/7 minus 7/6?

Looking for the result of 9/7 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/7 by 7/6?

9 7 − 7 6 = (9 × 6) − (7 × 7) 7 × 6 = 5 42
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 6 = 54
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 7 = 49
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 49 = 5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/42

The result of subtracting 9/7 and 7/6 is : 5/42 (or 0.11904761904762 in its decimal form)