What is 5/7 minus 8?
Looking for the result of 5/7 - 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/7 by 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 1 = 5
- 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: 5 − 56 = -51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 1 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -51/7
The result of subtracting 5/7 and 8/1 is : -51/7 (or -7.2857142857143 in its decimal form)