What is 1/4 minus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 1/4 - 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/4 by 1/8?
- 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: 1 × 4 = 4
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 4 = 4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/32
- Simplify the fraction (4/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 4/4 = 1
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 1/8.
The result of subtracting 1/4 and 1/8 is : 1/8 (or 0.125 in its decimal form)