What is 8/6 minus 4/8?

Looking for the result of 8/6 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/6 by 4/8?

8 6 − 4 8 = (8 × 8) − (4 × 6) 6 × 8 = 40 48 = 5 6
  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: 4 × 6 = 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: 6 × 8 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (40/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 40/8 = 5
    • 48/8 = 6
  7. This gives: 5/6.

The result of subtracting 8/6 and 4/8 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)