What is 7/8 minus 10/10?

Looking for the result of 7/8 - 10/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/8 by 10/10?

7 8 − 10 10 = (7 × 10) − (10 × 8) 8 × 10 = -10 80 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 8 = 80
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 − 80 = -10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/80
  6. Simplify the fraction (-10/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • -10/10 = -1
    • 80/10 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 10/10 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)