What is 8/5 minus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 5 = 25
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 25 = 31
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 31/35
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 5/7 is : 31/35 (or 0.88571428571429 in its decimal form)