What is 8 minus 4?

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

How to subtract 8 by 4?

8 1 − 4 1 = (8 × 1) − (4 × 1) 1 × 1 = 4 1
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 1 = 8
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 1 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 4 = 4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 1 = 1
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 4/1

The result of subtracting 8/1 and 4/1 is : 4