What is 8/4 minus 4/7?

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

How to subtract 8/4 by 4/7?

8 4 − 4 7 = (8 × 7) − (4 × 4) 4 × 7 = 40 28 = 10 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 4 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 16 = 40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 40/4 = 10
    • 28/4 = 7
  7. This gives: 10/7.

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 4/7 is : 10/7 (or 1.4285714285714 in its decimal form)