What is 7 minus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 7 - 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7 by 6/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 6 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/8
- Simplify the fraction (50/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 25/4.
The result of subtracting 7/1 and 6/8 is : 25/4 (or 6.25 in its decimal form)