What is 7/6 minus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 7/6 - 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/6 by 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 6 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 48 = 8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/48
- Simplify the fraction (8/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 8/8 = 1
- 48/8 = 6
- This gives: 1/6.
The result of subtracting 7/6 and 8/8 is : 1/6 (or 0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)