What is 8/3 minus 8/4?

Looking for the result of 8/3 - 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/3 by 8/4?

8 3 − 8 4 = (8 × 4) − (8 × 3) 3 × 4 = 8 12 = 2 3
  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 × 3 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 24 = 8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 4 = 12
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/12
  6. Simplify the fraction (8/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 8/4 = 2
    • 12/4 = 3
  7. This gives: 2/3.

The result of subtracting 8/3 and 8/4 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)