What is 8/2 minus 8/4?

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

How to subtract 8/2 by 8/4?

8 2 − 8 4 = (8 × 4) − (8 × 2) 2 × 4 = 16 8 = 2 1
  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: 8 × 2 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 16 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/8
  6. Simplify the fraction (16/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 16/8 = 2
    • 8/8 = 1
  7. This gives: 2.

The result of subtracting 8/2 and 8/4 is : 2