What is 7/3 minus 8/3?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 8/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 8/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 3 = 21
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 − 24 = -3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/9
- Simplify the fraction (-3/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -3/3 = -1
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: -1/3.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 8/3 is : -1/3 (or -0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)