What is 8/8 minus 7/6?

Looking for the result of 8/8 - 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/8 by 7/6?

8 8 − 7 6 = (8 × 6) − (7 × 8) 8 × 6 = -8 48 = -1 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 56 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -8/8 = -1
    • 48/8 = 6
  7. This gives: -1/6.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 7/6 is : -1/6 (or -0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)