Basic Math Examples

$\frac{7}{8} - \frac{2}{3}$

Step 1

To write

$\frac{7}{8}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{7}{8} \cdot \frac{3}{3} - \frac{2}{3}$

Step 2

To write

$- \frac{2}{3}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{8}{8}$ .

$\frac{7}{8} \cdot \frac{3}{3} - \frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{8}{8}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$24$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply

$\frac{7}{8}$ by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{7 \cdot 3}{8 \cdot 3} - \frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{8}{8}$

Step 3.2

Multiply

$8$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{7 \cdot 3}{24} - \frac{2}{3} \cdot \frac{8}{8}$

Step 3.3

Multiply

$\frac{2}{3}$ by

$\frac{8}{8}$ .

$\frac{7 \cdot 3}{24} - \frac{2 \cdot 8}{3 \cdot 8}$

Step 3.4

Multiply

$3$ by

$8$ .

$\frac{7 \cdot 3}{24} - \frac{2 \cdot 8}{24}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{7 \cdot 3 - 2 \cdot 8}{24}$

Step 5

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 5.1

Multiply

$7$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{21 - 2 \cdot 8}{24}$

Step 5.2

Multiply

$- 2$ by

$8$ .

$\frac{21 - 16}{24}$

Step 5.3

Subtract

$16$ from

$21$ .

$\frac{5}{24}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{24}$

Decimal Form:

$0.208\overline{3}$