What is 8/4 minus 6/7?

Looking for the result of 8/4 - 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/4 by 6/7?

8 4 − 6 7 = (8 × 7) − (6 × 4) 4 × 7 = 32 28 = 8 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: 6 × 4 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 24 = 32
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (32/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 32/4 = 8
    • 28/4 = 7
  7. This gives: 8/7.

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 6/7 is : 8/7 (or 1.1428571428571 in its decimal form)