What is 2/8 minus 3/8?

Looking for the result of 2/8 - 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/8 by 3/8?

2 8 − 3 8 = (2 × 8) − (3 × 8) 8 × 8 = -8 64 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 24 = -8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (-8/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -8/8 = -1
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 2/8 and 3/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)