What is 1/4 minus 4/8?

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

How to subtract 1/4 by 4/8?

1 4 − 4 8 = (1 × 8) − (4 × 4) 4 × 8 = -8 32 = -1 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 4 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 16 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/32
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -8/8 = -1
    • 32/8 = 4
  7. This gives: -1/4.

The result of subtracting 1/4 and 4/8 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)