What is 8/8 minus 4/8?

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

How to subtract 8/8 by 4/8?

8 8 − 4 8 = (8 × 8) − (4 × 8) 8 × 8 = 32 64 = 1 2
  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 × 8 = 32
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 − 32 = 32
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (32/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (32):
    • 32/32 = 1
    • 64/32 = 2
  7. This gives: 1/2.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 4/8 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)