What is 4/3 minus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 4/3 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/3 by 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 6 = 26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 26/24
- Simplify the fraction (26/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 26/2 = 13
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 13/12.
The result of subtracting 4/3 and 2/8 is : 13/12 (or 1.0833333333333 in its decimal form)