What is 1/8 minus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 1/8 - 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/8 by 7/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 56 = -48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -48/64
- Simplify the fraction (-48/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- -48/16 = -3
- 64/16 = 4
- This gives: -3/4.
The result of subtracting 1/8 and 7/8 is : -3/4 (or -0.75 in its decimal form)