What is 7/8 minus 5/8?

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

How to subtract 7/8 by 5/8?

7 8 − 5 8 = (7 × 8) − (5 × 8) 8 × 8 = 16 64 = 1 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: 5 × 8 = 40
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 40 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 16/16 = 1
    • 64/16 = 4
  7. This gives: 1/4.

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 5/8 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)