Answer:
1/8
Step-by-step explanation:
3 /4 − 5 /8
We can't subtract two fractions with different denominators. So you need to get a common denominator. To do this, you'll multiply the denominators times each other... but the numerators have to change, too. They get multiplied by the other term's denominator.
So we multiply 3 by 8, and get 24.
Then we multiply 5 by 4, and get 20.
Next we give both terms new denominators -- 4 × 8 = 32.
So now our fractions look like this:
24 /32 − 20 /32
Step 2
Since our denominators match, we can subtract the numerators.
24 − 20 = 4
So the answer is:
4 /32
Are both the numerator and the denominator evenly divisible by 2? Yes! So we reduce it:
4 /32 ÷ 2 =2 /16
2/ 16 ÷ 2 =1 /8
2 is larger than 1. So we're done reducing. There you have it! The final answer is:
3 /4 - 5 /8 = 1 /8
