What is 7/8 minus 7/9?

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

How to subtract 7/8 by 7/9?

7 8 − 7 9 = (7 × 9) − (7 × 8) 8 × 9 = 7 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: 7 × 8 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 56 = 7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/72

The result of subtracting 7/8 and 7/9 is : 7/72 (or 0.097222222222222 in its decimal form)