What is 8/8 minus 2/7?

Looking for the result of 8/8 - 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/8 by 2/7?

8 8 − 2 7 = (8 × 7) − (2 × 8) 8 × 7 = 40 56 = 5 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: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 16 = 40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 40/8 = 5
    • 56/8 = 7
  7. This gives: 5/7.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 2/7 is : 5/7 (or 0.71428571428571 in its decimal form)