What is 8/7 minus 7/8?

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

How to subtract 8/7 by 7/8?

8 7 − 7 8 = (8 × 8) − (7 × 7) 7 × 8 = 15 56
  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: 7 × 7 = 49
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 − 49 = 15
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 15/56

The result of subtracting 8/7 and 7/8 is : 15/56 (or 0.26785714285714 in its decimal form)