What is 2/8 minus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 1/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- 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: 16 − 8 = 8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/64
- Simplify the fraction (8/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 8/8 = 1
- 64/8 = 8
- This gives: 1/8.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 1/8 is : 1/8 (or 0.125 in its decimal form)