What is 7/7 minus 5/8?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 5/8?

7 7 − 5 8 = (7 × 8) − (5 × 7) 7 × 8 = 21 56 = 3 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: 5 × 7 = 35
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 35 = 21
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (21/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 21/7 = 3
    • 56/7 = 8
  7. This gives: 3/8.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 5/8 is : 3/8 (or 0.375 in its decimal form)