What is 7/7 minus 8/9?

Looking for the result of 7/7 - 8/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/7 by 8/9?

7 7 − 8 9 = (7 × 9) − (8 × 7) 7 × 9 = 7 63 = 1 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 7 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 56 = 7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/63
  6. Simplify the fraction (7/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 7/7 = 1
    • 63/7 = 9
  7. This gives: 1/9.

The result of subtracting 7/7 and 8/9 is : 1/9 (or 0.11111111111111 in its decimal form)