What is 2/3 minus 2/8?

Looking for the result of 2/3 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/3 by 2/8?

2 3 − 2 8 = (2 × 8) − (2 × 3) 3 × 8 = 10 24 = 5 12
  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 × 3 = 6
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 6 = 10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/24
  6. Simplify the fraction (10/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 10/2 = 5
    • 24/2 = 12
  7. This gives: 5/12.

The result of subtracting 2/3 and 2/8 is : 5/12 (or 0.41666666666667 in its decimal form)