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What’s 8/3 - 2/8 ( reduced fraction)

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Answer:

Answer is 1/4

LCD is 24

So 8/24 - 2/24

Subtract the numerator

6/24 then simplify it to 6

1/4

Explanation:

How to subtract fractions with different denominators

Step 1: Find the least common denominator. Find the least common denominator (LCD) of the fractions.

Step 2: Find the equivalent fraction. Find the equivalent fraction of each fraction so that they all have the LCD as the denominator.

Step 3: Subtract the new numerators.

Step 4: Simplify if necessary.

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