What is 1 minus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 1 - 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1 by 3/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 3 = 5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/8
The result of subtracting 1/1 and 3/8 is : 5/8 (or 0.625 in its decimal form)