What is 4/4 minus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 4/4 - 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/4 by 7/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 4 = 28
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 28 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/32
- Simplify the fraction (4/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 4/4 = 1
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 1/8.
The result of subtracting 4/4 and 7/8 is : 1/8 (or 0.125 in its decimal form)