What is 1 minus 8/4?

Looking for the result of 1 - 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 8/4?

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

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 8/4 is : -1