What is 8/8 minus 7/5?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 7/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- 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: 40 − 56 = -16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/40
- Simplify the fraction (-16/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -16/8 = -2
- 40/8 = 5
- This gives: -2/5.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 7/5 is : -2/5 (or -0.4 in its decimal form)