What is 4/8 minus 5/7?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 5/7?

4 8 − 5 7 = (4 × 7) − (5 × 8) 8 × 7 = -12 56 = -3 14
  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: 5 × 8 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 40 = -12
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -12/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (-12/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -12/4 = -3
    • 56/4 = 14
  7. This gives: -3/14.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 5/7 is : -3/14 (or -0.21428571428571 in its decimal form)