What is 8/8 minus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 4/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 8 = 32
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 32 = -16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 2 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/16
- Simplify the fraction (-16/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- -16/16 = -1
- 16/16 = 1
- This gives: -1.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 4/2 is : -1