To solve the expression 7/8 - 5/6, you need to find a common denominator for the two fractions. The least common denominator (LCD) for 8 and 6 is 24.
So, we need to convert the fractions to have denominators of 24.
For the first fraction, 7/8, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 3: (7/8) * (3/3) = 21/24
For the second fraction, 5/6, we multiply both the numerator and denominator by 4: (5/6) * (4/4) = 20/24
Now that both fractions have a common denominator of 24, we can subtract them: 21/24 - 20/24
This gives us 1/24 as the answer.
