What is 8/8 minus 1/7?

Looking for the result of 8/8 - 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/8 by 1/7?

8 8 − 1 7 = (8 × 7) − (1 × 8) 8 × 7 = 48 56 = 6 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: 1 × 8 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 8 = 48
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (48/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 48/8 = 6
    • 56/8 = 7
  7. This gives: 6/7.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 1/7 is : 6/7 (or 0.85714285714286 in its decimal form)