What is 5/6 minus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 5/6 - 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/6 by 7/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 42 = -2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/48
- Simplify the fraction (-2/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -2/2 = -1
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: -1/24.
The result of subtracting 5/6 and 7/8 is : -1/24 (or -0.041666666666667 in its decimal form)