What is 8 minus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 8 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8 by 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 3 = 53
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 53/7
The result of subtracting 8/1 and 3/7 is : 53/7 (or 7.5714285714286 in its decimal form)