What is 1 minus 8/7?

Looking for the result of 1 - 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 8/7?

1 1 − 8 7 = (1 × 7) − (8 × 1) 1 × 7 = -1 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 7 = 7
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 8 = -1
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -1/7

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 8/7 is : -1/7 (or -0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)