What is 4/8 minus 1/4?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 1/4?

4 8 − 1 4 = (4 × 4) − (1 × 8) 8 × 4 = 8 32 = 1 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 4 = 16
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 8 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 8 = 8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/32
  6. Simplify the fraction (8/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 8/8 = 1
    • 32/8 = 4
  7. This gives: 1/4.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 1/4 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)