What is 5/8 minus 3/8?

Looking for the result of 5/8 - 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 5/8 by 3/8?

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

The result of subtracting 5/8 and 3/8 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)