What is 2/8 minus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 10/8?
- 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: 10 × 8 = 80
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 80 = -64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -64/64
- Simplify the fraction (-64/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (64):
- -64/64 = -1
- 64/64 = 1
- This gives: -1.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 10/8 is : -1