What is 1/8 minus 7/7?

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

How to subtract 1/8 by 7/7?

1 8 − 7 7 = (1 × 7) − (7 × 8) 8 × 7 = -49 56 = -7 8
  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: 7 × 8 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 56 = -49
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -49/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (-49/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -49/7 = -7
    • 56/7 = 8
  7. This gives: -7/8.

The result of subtracting 1/8 and 7/7 is : -7/8 (or -0.875 in its decimal form)