What is 9/8 minus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 9/8 - 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/8 by 7/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
- 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: 63 − 56 = 7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/56
- Simplify the fraction (7/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 7/7 = 1
- 56/7 = 8
- This gives: 1/8.
The result of subtracting 9/8 and 7/7 is : 1/8 (or 0.125 in its decimal form)