What is 1/8 minus 2/8?

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

How to subtract 1/8 by 2/8?

1 8 − 2 8 = (1 × 8) − (2 × 8) 8 × 8 = -8 64 = -1 8
  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: 2 × 8 = 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: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -8/8 = -1
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 1/8 and 2/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)