What is 4/4 minus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 4/4 - 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/4 by 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 32 = -24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -24/8
- Simplify the fraction (-24/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -24/8 = -3
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: -3.
The result of subtracting 4/4 and 8/2 is : -3