What is 7/7 minus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 7/7 - 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/7 by 9/8?
- 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: 9 × 7 = 63
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 63 = -7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -7/56
- Simplify the fraction (-7/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- -7/7 = -1
- 56/7 = 8
- This gives: -1/8.
The result of subtracting 7/7 and 9/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)