What is 8/8 minus 6/4?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 6/4?
- 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: 6 × 8 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 48 = -16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/32
- Simplify the fraction (-16/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- -16/16 = -1
- 32/16 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 6/4 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)