What is 5/8 minus 2/8?

Looking for the result of 5/8 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/8 by 2/8?

5 8 − 2 8 = (5 × 8) − (2 × 8) 8 × 8 = 24 64 = 3 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 16 = 24
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (24/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 24/8 = 3
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: 3/8.

The result of subtracting 5/8 and 2/8 is : 3/8 (or 0.375 in its decimal form)