What is 8/8 minus 5/4?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 5/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
- 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: 32 − 40 = -8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -8/32
- Simplify the fraction (-8/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -8/8 = -1
- 32/8 = 4
- This gives: -1/4.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 5/4 is : -1/4 (or -0.25 in its decimal form)