What is 8/12 minus 2/12 in fraction?
8/12 minus 2/12 equals to 1/2 in fraction form.
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Summary: 8/12 minus 2/12
Since both the fractions have the equal denominators, adding fractions 8/12 and 2/12 and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. Being like fractions or having common denominators, add the numerators (8 - 2) 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 8/12 - 2/12. Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (8/12 - 2/12), so the expression becomes 1/12 (8 - 2). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (8 - 2) = 6, and the denominator remains the same as 12. Therefore, 8/12 - 2/12 as a fraction is 1/2.