What is 2/7 minus 2/8?

Looking for the result of 2/7 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/7 by 2/8?

2 7 − 2 8 = (2 × 8) − (2 × 7) 7 × 8 = 2 56 = 1 28
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 14 = 2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (2/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 56/2 = 28
  7. This gives: 1/28.

The result of subtracting 2/7 and 2/8 is : 1/28 (or 0.035714285714286 in its decimal form)