What is 7/4 minus 7/8?

Looking for the result of 7/4 - 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/4 by 7/8?

7 4 − 7 8 = (7 × 8) − (7 × 4) 4 × 8 = 28 32 = 7 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 4 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 28 = 28
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/32
  6. Simplify the fraction (28/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 28/4 = 7
    • 32/4 = 8
  7. This gives: 7/8.

The result of subtracting 7/4 and 7/8 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)