What is 5/8 minus 7/8 in fraction?
5/8 minus 7/8 equals to -1/4 in fraction form.
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Summary: 5/8 minus 7/8
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 5/8 and 7/8 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (5 - 7) together while keeping the denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression 5/8 - 7/8. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (5/8 - 7/8), so the expression becomes 1/8 (5 - 7). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (5 - 7) = -2, and the denominator remains the same as 8. Therefore, 5/8 - 7/8 as a fraction is -1/4.