What is 7/8 minus 7/7?

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

How to subtract 7/8 by 7/7?

7 8 − 7 7 = (7 × 7) − (7 × 8) 8 × 7 = -7 56 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 7 = 49
  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: 49 − 56 = -7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -7/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (-7/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • -7/7 = -1
    • 56/7 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

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