Evaluate 5/8-1/4

$\frac{5}{8} - \frac{1}{4}$

Step 1

To write $- \frac{1}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{5}{8} - \frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of $8$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

Multiply $\frac{1}{4}$ by $\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{5}{8} - \frac{2}{4 \cdot 2}$

Multiply $4$ by $2$ .

$\frac{5}{8} - \frac{2}{8}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{5 - 2}{8}$

Step 4

Subtract $2$ from $5$ .

$\frac{3}{8}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{3}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$0.375$