What is 8/7 minus 8/8?

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

How to subtract 8/7 by 8/8?

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

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