What is 2/8 minus 1/2?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 1/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 1/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 − 8 = -4
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 2 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/16
- Simplify the fraction (-4/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -4/4 = -1
- 16/4 = 4
- This gives: -1/4.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 1/2 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)