What is 2/8 minus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 1/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 4 = 8
- 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: 8 − 8 = 0
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 0/32
- Simplify the fraction (0/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (32):
- 0/32 = 0
- 32/32 = 1
- This gives: 0.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 1/4 is : 0