What is 1/4 minus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 1/4 - 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/4 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 × 4 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 12 = -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 3/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)