What is 8/8 minus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 40 = -16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/24
- Simplify the fraction (-16/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -16/8 = -2
- 24/8 = 3
- This gives: -2/3.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 5/3 is : -2/3 (or -0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)