What is 9/8 minus 7/8?

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

How to subtract 9/8 by 7/8?

9 8 − 7 8 = (9 × 8) − (7 × 8) 8 × 8 = 16 64 = 1 4
  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 × 8 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 56 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
    • 16/16 = 1
    • 64/16 = 4
  7. This gives: 1/4.

The result of subtracting 9/8 and 7/8 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)