What is 4/8 minus 8/6?

Looking for the result of 4/8 - 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/8 by 8/6?

4 8 − 8 6 = (4 × 6) − (8 × 8) 8 × 6 = -40 48 = -5 6
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 8 = 64
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 64 = -40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -40/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-40/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • -40/8 = -5
    • 48/8 = 6
  7. This gives: -5/6.

The result of subtracting 4/8 and 8/6 is : -5/6 (or -0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)