What is 4/4 minus 8/7?

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

How to subtract 4/4 by 8/7?

4 4 − 8 7 = (4 × 7) − (8 × 4) 4 × 7 = -4 28 = -1 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 32 = -4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (-4/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -4/4 = -1
    • 28/4 = 7
  7. This gives: -1/7.

The result of subtracting 4/4 and 8/7 is : -1/7 (or -0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)