What is 8/8 minus 4/7?

Looking for the result of 8/8 - 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/8 by 4/7?

8 8 − 4 7 = (8 × 7) − (4 × 8) 8 × 7 = 24 56 = 3 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: 4 × 8 = 32
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 32 = 24
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/56
  6. Simplify the fraction (24/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 24/8 = 3
    • 56/8 = 7
  7. This gives: 3/7.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 4/7 is : 3/7 (or 0.42857142857143 in its decimal form)