8/5 - 3/5 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 8/5 minus 3/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 8/5 - 3/5 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 8/5 minus 3/5 = 1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 8/5 minus 3/5 is a like fractions subtraction. Subtracting fractions with common denominator like 8/5 and 3/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction subtraction, directly subtract the numerators (8 - 3) 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 (8/5) - (3/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction subtraction expression (8/5) - (3/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (8 - 3). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (8 - 3) = 5, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 8/5 - 3/5 as a fraction is 1/1.

CALCULATION: 8/5 - 3/5 as a fraction
8/5 - 3/5 = (?)
8/5 - 3/5 = (8 - 3)/5
= 5/5
= 1
8/5 - 3/5 = 1
8/5 minus 3/5 as a fraction is 1.

where
8/5 is a improper fraction as a minuend,
3/5 is a proper fraction as a subtrahend,
1 is the difference between 8/5 and 3/5.

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