What is 9/8 minus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 9/8 - 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/8 by 7/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 4 = 36
- 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: 36 − 56 = -20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -20/32
- Simplify the fraction (-20/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -20/4 = -5
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: -5/8.
The result of subtracting 9/8 and 7/4 is : -5/8 (or -0.625 in its decimal form)