What is 9/7 minus 7/8?

Looking for the result of 9/7 - 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/7 by 7/8?

9 7 − 7 8 = (9 × 8) − (7 × 7) 7 × 8 = 23 56
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 8 = 72
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 7 = 49
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 49 = 23
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 23/56

The result of subtracting 9/7 and 7/8 is : 23/56 (or 0.41071428571429 in its decimal form)