What is 2/8 minus 2?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 16 = -14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -14/8
- Simplify the fraction (-14/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -14/2 = -7
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: -7/4.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 2/1 is : -7/4 (or -1.75 in its decimal form)