What is 7/8 minus 2/8?

Looking for the result of 7/8 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/8 by 2/8?

7 8 − 2 8 = (7 × 8) − (2 × 8) 8 × 8 = 40 64 = 5 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: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 16 = 40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 40/8 = 5
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: 5/8.

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 2/8 is : 5/8 (or 0.625 in its decimal form)