What is 8/4 minus 8/7?

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

How to subtract 8/4 by 8/7?

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

The result of subtracting 8/4 and 8/7 is : 6/7 (or 0.85714285714286 in its decimal form)