What is 1/7 minus 3/7?
1/7 - 3/7 as a fraction provides the detailed information about what is the difference between 1/7 and 3/7 in fraction and decimal form, and the answer with steps to understand how it is being calculated by using different methods.
1/7-3/7 equals to
1/7 - 3/7 = -2/7
Hence, 1/7 - 3/7 is equal to -2/7.
where
1/7 is a fraction as a minuend,
3/7 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
-2/7 is the difference between 1/7 and 3/7.
1/7 minus 3/7 as a decimal
1/7 - 3/7 = -2/7
-2/7 = -0.2857
Hence, 1/7-3/7 can be written as -0.2857 in decimal.
where
-0.2857 is the difference between 1/7 and 3/7.
How-to: 1/7 - 3/7 = ?
Problem and Workout:
What is 1/7 minus 3/7 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 1/7
Fraction B: 3/7
What to be found?
1/7-3/7 = ?
Find what's the difference of 1/7 and 3/7.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 1/7 and 3/7 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 1/7 and 3/7 are equal to each other, it is said to be like fractions subtraction.
step 3 For like fractions subtraction, write the fractions 1/7 and 3/7 in subtraction expression form like the below:
Difference = 1/7 - 3/7
step 4Take the common value 1/7 out from the expression and rewrite the expression like the below:
= 1/7 x (1 /1 - 3 /1)
= 1/7 x (1 - 3)
step 5Simplify the above expression further:
= 1/7 x -2
= -2/7
1/7 - 3/7 = -2/7
Hence,
1/7 minus 3/7 equals to -2/7
