7/5 - 8/5 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 7/5 minus 8/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 7/5 - 8/5 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 7/5 minus 8/5 = -1/5
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 7/5 minus 8/5 is a like fractions subtraction. Subtracting fractions with common denominator like 7/5 and 8/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction subtraction, directly subtract the numerators (7 - 8) while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being subtracted and not the denominators in the expression (7/5) - (8/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction subtraction expression (7/5) - (8/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (7 - 8). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (7 - 8) = -1, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 7/5 - 8/5 as a fraction is -1/5.

CALCULATION: 7/5 - 8/5 as a fraction
7/5 - 8/5 = (?)
7/5 - 8/5 = (7 - 8)/5
= -1/5
7/5 - 8/5 = -1/5
7/5 minus 8/5 as a fraction is -1/5.

where
7/5 is a improper fraction as a minuend,
8/5 is a improper fraction as a subtrahend,
-1/5 is the difference between 7/5 and 8/5.

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7/5 minus 8/5 as a decimal
7/5 - 8/5 = -1/5
-1/5 = -0.2
(7/5) - (8/5) as a decimal is -0.2

where
-0.2 is the difference between 7/5 and 8/5.