What is 7/8 minus 1/8?

Looking for the result of 7/8 - 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/8 by 1/8?

7 8 − 1 8 = (7 × 8) − (1 × 8) 8 × 8 = 48 64 = 3 4
  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: 1 × 8 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 8 = 48
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (48/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 48/16 = 3
    • 64/16 = 4
  7. This gives: 3/4.

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 1/8 is : 3/4 (or 0.75 in its decimal form)