What is 8/8 minus 4/5?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 4/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 4/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- 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: 40 − 32 = 8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 5 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/40
- Simplify the fraction (8/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 8/8 = 1
- 40/8 = 5
- This gives: 1/5.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 4/5 is : 1/5 (or 0.2 in its decimal form)