What is 2/8 minus 3?
Looking for the result of 2/8 - 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/8 by 3?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 24 = -22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -22/8
- Simplify the fraction (-22/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -22/2 = -11
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: -11/4.
The result of subtracting 2/8 and 3/1 is : -11/4 (or -2.75 in its decimal form)