What is 3/12 minus 8/12 in fraction?
3/12 minus 8/12 equals to -5/12 in fraction form.
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Summary: 3/12 minus 8/12
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 3/12 and 8/12 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (3 - 8) together while keeping the denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression 3/12 - 8/12. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (3/12 - 8/12), so the expression becomes 1/12 (3 - 8). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (3 - 8) = -5, and the denominator remains the same as 12. Therefore, 3/12 - 8/12 as a fraction is -5/12.