What is 8/8 minus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 7/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 56 = -40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 2 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -40/16
- Simplify the fraction (-40/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -40/8 = -5
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: -5/2.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 7/2 is : -5/2 (or -2.5 in its decimal form)