What is 8/2 minus 2/4?

Looking for the result of 8/2 - 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/2 by 2/4?

8 2 − 2 4 = (8 × 4) − (2 × 2) 2 × 4 = 28 8 = 7 2
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 2 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 4 = 28
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/8
  6. Simplify the fraction (28/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 28/4 = 7
    • 8/4 = 2
  7. This gives: 7/2.

The result of subtracting 8/2 and 2/4 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)