What is 7/8 minus 4/8?

Looking for the result of 7/8 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/8 by 4/8?

7 8 − 4 8 = (7 × 8) − (4 × 8) 8 × 8 = 24 64 = 3 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: 4 × 8 = 32
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 32 = 24
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (24/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 24/8 = 3
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: 3/8.

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 4/8 is : 3/8 (or 0.375 in its decimal form)