What is 7/2 minus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 7/2 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/2 by 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 8 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/16
- Simplify the fraction (48/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 48/16 = 3
- 16/16 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of subtracting 7/2 and 4/8 is : 3