Evaluate 5/6-1/3*7/8

$\frac{5}{6} - \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{7}{8}$

Multiply $- \frac{1}{3} \cdot \frac{7}{8}$ .

Multiply $\frac{7}{8}$ by $\frac{1}{3}$ .

$\frac{5}{6} - \frac{7}{8 \cdot 3}$

Multiply $8$ by $3$ .

$\frac{5}{6} - \frac{7}{24}$

To write $\frac{5}{6}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{5}{6} \cdot \frac{4}{4} - \frac{7}{24}$

Write each expression with a common denominator of $24$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

Multiply $\frac{5}{6}$ by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{5 \cdot 4}{6 \cdot 4} - \frac{7}{24}$

Multiply $6$ by $4$ .

$\frac{5 \cdot 4}{24} - \frac{7}{24}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{5 \cdot 4 - 7}{24}$

Simplify the numerator.

Multiply $5$ by $4$ .

$\frac{20 - 7}{24}$

Subtract $7$ from $20$ .

$\frac{13}{24}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{13}{24}$

Decimal Form:

$0.541\overline{6}$