What is 7/8 minus 7/4?

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

How to subtract 7/8 by 7/4?

7 8 − 7 4 = (7 × 4) − (7 × 8) 8 × 4 = -28 32 = -7 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 4 = 28
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 56 = -28
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -28/32
  6. Simplify the fraction (-28/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -28/4 = -7
    • 32/4 = 8
  7. This gives: -7/8.

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 7/4 is : -7/8 (or -0.875 in its decimal form)