What is 8/7 minus 2/8?

Looking for the result of 8/7 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/7 by 2/8?

8 7 − 2 8 = (8 × 8) − (2 × 7) 7 × 8 = 50 56 = 25 28
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 − 14 = 50
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (50/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 50/2 = 25
    • 56/2 = 28
  7. This gives: 25/28.

The result of subtracting 8/7 and 2/8 is : 25/28 (or 0.89285714285714 in its decimal form)