What is 1 minus 8/2?

Looking for the result of 1 - 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 8/2?

1 1 − 8 2 = (1 × 2) − (8 × 1) 1 × 2 = -6 2 = -3 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 2 = 2
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 8 = -6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 2 = 2
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/2
  6. Simplify the fraction (-6/2) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -6/2 = -3
    • 2/2 = 1
  7. This gives: -3.

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 8/2 is : -3