What is 7/8 minus 5/5?

Looking for the result of 7/8 - 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/8 by 5/5?

7 8 − 5 5 = (7 × 5) − (5 × 8) 8 × 5 = -5 40 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 5 = 35
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 8 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 − 40 = -5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -5/40
  6. Simplify the fraction (-5/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • -5/5 = -1
    • 40/5 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 5/5 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)