What is 7/8 minus 5/9?

Looking for the result of 7/8 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/8 by 5/9?

7 8 − 5 9 = (7 × 9) − (5 × 8) 8 × 9 = 23 72
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
  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: 63 − 40 = 23
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 23/72

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 5/9 is : 23/72 (or 0.31944444444444 in its decimal form)