What is 8/3 minus 8/8?

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

How to subtract 8/3 by 8/8?

8 3 − 8 8 = (8 × 8) − (8 × 3) 3 × 8 = 40 24 = 5 3
  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: 8 × 3 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 − 24 = 40
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/24
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 40/8 = 5
    • 24/8 = 3
  7. This gives: 5/3.

The result of subtracting 8/3 and 8/8 is : 5/3 (or 1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)