Question

Subtract express your answer in simplest form 5/8-3/8=?

Answer 1

The answer is 2/8. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Since the two fractions already have a common denominator, we can subtract them with no issues:

$\frac{5}{8} - \frac{3}{8} = \frac{2}{8}$

Since 2 and 8 have 2 as a common factor, we can use that to reduce it down to

$\frac{2}{8}\div \frac{2}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$