What is 6/8 minus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 7/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 56 = -8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/64
- Simplify the fraction (-8/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -8/8 = -1
- 64/8 = 8
- This gives: -1/8.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 7/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)