What is 8/7 minus 4/4?

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

How to subtract 8/7 by 4/4?

8 7 − 4 4 = (8 × 4) − (4 × 7) 7 × 4 = 4 28 = 1 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 7 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 28 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 4 = 28
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/28
  6. Simplify the fraction (4/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 4/4 = 1
    • 28/4 = 7
  7. This gives: 1/7.

The result of subtracting 8/7 and 4/4 is : 1/7 (or 0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)