What is 3/7 minus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 3/7 - 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/7 by 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 4 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 − 56 = -44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 4 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -44/28
- Simplify the fraction (-44/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -44/4 = -11
- 28/4 = 7
- This gives: -11/7.
The result of subtracting 3/7 and 8/4 is : -11/7 (or -1.5714285714286 in its decimal form)