1-1/7

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on Jan 14, 2025 at 7:26 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(1 - \frac{1}{7}\)

MathBot Answer:

\[ 1 - \frac{1}{7} = \frac{6}{7} = 0.\overline{857142} \]


The sum can be computed by rewriting each term over a common denominator, where the least common denominator of \(\frac{1}{1}\) and \(\frac{-1}{7}\) is \(7\). \[ \begin{aligned} 1 - \frac{1}{7} &= \frac{1 \cdot 7}{1 \cdot 7} + \frac{-1 \cdot 1}{7 \cdot 1} \\ &= \frac{7 + -1}{7} \\ &= \frac{6}{7} \end{aligned} \]