8/5 - 17/5 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 8/5 minus 17/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 8/5 - 17/5 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 8/5 minus 17/5 = -9/5
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 8/5 minus 17/5 is a like fractions subtraction. Subtracting fractions with common denominator like 8/5 and 17/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction subtraction, directly subtract the numerators (8 - 17) 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 (8/5) - (17/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction subtraction expression (8/5) - (17/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (8 - 17). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (8 - 17) = -9, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 8/5 - 17/5 as a fraction is -9/5.

CALCULATION: 8/5 - 17/5 as a fraction
8/5 - 17/5 = (?)
8/5 - 17/5 = (8 - 17)/5
= -9/5
8/5 - 17/5 = -9/5
8/5 minus 17/5 as a fraction is -9/5.

where
8/5 is a improper fraction as a minuend,
17/5 is a improper fraction as a subtrahend,
-9/5 is the difference between 8/5 and 17/5.

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8/5 minus 17/5 as a decimal
8/5 - 17/5 = -9/5
-9/5 = -1.8
(8/5) - (17/5) as a decimal is -1.8

where
-1.8 is the difference between 8/5 and 17/5.