What is 1/8 minus 7/6?

Looking for the result of 1/8 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/8 by 7/6?

1 8 − 7 6 = (1 × 6) − (7 × 8) 8 × 6 = -50 48 = -25 24
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 56 = -50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -50/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-50/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -50/2 = -25
    • 48/2 = 24
  7. This gives: -25/24.

The result of subtracting 1/8 and 7/6 is : -25/24 (or -1.0416666666667 in its decimal form)