What is 8/8 minus 1/8?

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

How to subtract 8/8 by 1/8?

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

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 1/8 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)