1/8 - 5/8 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 1/8 minus 5/8 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 1/8 - 5/8 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 1/8 minus 5/8 = -1/2
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 1/8 minus 5/8 is a like fractions subtraction. Subtracting fractions with common denominator like 1/8 and 5/8, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction subtraction, directly subtract the numerators (1 - 5) while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being subtracted and not the denominators in the expression (1/8) - (5/8). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction subtraction expression (1/8) - (5/8), so the expression becomes 1/8 (1 - 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (1 - 5) = -4, and the denominator remains the same as 8. Therefore, 1/8 - 5/8 as a fraction is -1/2.

CALCULATION: 1/8 - 5/8 as a fraction
1/8 - 5/8 = (?)
1/8 - 5/8 = (1 - 5)/8
= -4/8
= (4 x -1)/(4 x 2)
= -1/2
1/8 - 5/8 = -1/2
1/8 minus 5/8 as a fraction is -1/2.

where
1/8 is a proper fraction as a minuend,
5/8 is a proper fraction as a subtrahend,
-1/2 is the difference between 1/8 and 5/8.

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1/8 minus 5/8 as a decimal
1/8 - 5/8 = -1/2
-1/2 = -0.5
(1/8) - (5/8) as a decimal is -0.5

where
-0.5 is the difference between 1/8 and 5/8.