What is 7/3 minus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 7/3 - 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/3 by 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 4 = 28
- 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: 28 − 24 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 4 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/12
- Simplify the fraction (4/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 4/4 = 1
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 1/3.
The result of subtracting 7/3 and 8/4 is : 1/3 (or 0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)