What is 2 minus 2/8?

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

How to subtract 2 by 2/8?

2 1 − 2 8 = (2 × 8) − (2 × 1) 1 × 8 = 14 8 = 7 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 2 = 14
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/8
  6. Simplify the fraction (14/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 14/2 = 7
    • 8/2 = 4
  7. This gives: 7/4.

The result of subtracting 2/1 and 2/8 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)