What is 2/3 minus 3/8?

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

How to subtract 2/3 by 3/8?

2 3 − 3 8 = (2 × 8) − (3 × 3) 3 × 8 = 7 24
  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: 3 × 3 = 9
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 9 = 7
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/24

The result of subtracting 2/3 and 3/8 is : 7/24 (or 0.29166666666667 in its decimal form)