What is 10/7 minus 4/8?

Looking for the result of 10/7 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 10/7 by 4/8?

10 7 − 4 8 = (10 × 8) − (4 × 7) 7 × 8 = 52 56 = 13 14
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 8 = 80
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 7 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 28 = 52
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (52/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 52/4 = 13
    • 56/4 = 14
  7. This gives: 13/14.

The result of subtracting 10/7 and 4/8 is : 13/14 (or 0.92857142857143 in its decimal form)