What is 8/7 minus 4/7?

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

How to subtract 8/7 by 4/7?

8 7 − 4 7 = (8 × 7) − (4 × 7) 7 × 7 = 28 49 = 4 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: 4 × 7 = 28
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 28 = 28
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/49
  6. Simplify the fraction (28/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 28/7 = 4
    • 49/7 = 7
  7. This gives: 4/7.

The result of subtracting 8/7 and 4/7 is : 4/7 (or 0.57142857142857 in its decimal form)