What is 8 minus 2/8?

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

How to subtract 8 by 2/8?

8 1 − 2 8 = (8 × 8) − (2 × 1) 1 × 8 = 62 8 = 31 4
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 − 2 = 62
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/8
  6. Simplify the fraction (62/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 62/2 = 31
    • 8/2 = 4
  7. This gives: 31/4.

The result of subtracting 8/1 and 2/8 is : 31/4 (or 7.75 in its decimal form)