What is 7/8 minus 7/14 in fraction?
7/8 minus 7/14 equals to 3/8 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 7/8 minus 7/14 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 7/8 - 7/14 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 7/8 minus 7/14
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 7/8 and 7/14 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 56 is the LCM of 8 and 14. Multiply the LCM 56 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (7/8 x 56/56) - (7/14 x 56/56) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction subtraction expression becomes 21/56.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find what is the difference between two fractions by subtracting a fraction 7/14 from 7/8. For different, unequal or unlike denominators, use any one of the following methods to find the equivalent fraction for 7/8 minus 7/14.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
7/8-7/14 using LCM Method:
What is 7/8 minus 7/14 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 7/8
Fraction B: 7/14
What to be found?
7/8-7/14 = ?
Find what's the difference between 7/8 and 7/14.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 7/8 and 7/14 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 7/8 and 7/14 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions subtraction.
step 3For unlike fractions subtraction, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 7/8 and 7/14:
The LCM of 8 and 14 is 56.
step 4 Write the fractions 7/8 and 7/14 in the subtraction expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=7/8-7/14
=(7 x 56)/(8 x 56)-(7 x 56)/(14 x 56)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=49/56-28/56
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/56 x (49/1-28/1)
=1/56 x (49 - 28)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/56 x 21
= 21/56
=3/8
7/8-7/14=3/8
Hence,
7/8 minus 7/14 equals to 3/8 in fraction.
7/8-7/14 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 7/8
Fraction B: 7/14
What to be found?
7/8-7/14 = ?
Find what's the difference between 7/8 and 7/14.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (7 x 14), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (7 x 8), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (8 x 14) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (7 x 14) - (7 x 8)/(8 x 14)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (98 - 56)/112
= 42/112
= 3/8
7/8-7/14 = 3/8
Hence,
7/8 minus 7/14 = 3/8