Solve 5/8-4/1

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

Evaluate

$$-\frac{27}{8}=-3.375$$

Solution Steps

Anything divided by one gives itself.

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

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{32}{8}.

$$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{32}{8}$$

Since \frac{5}{8} and \frac{32}{8} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{5-32}{8}$$

Subtract 32 from 5 to get -27.

$$-\frac{27}{8}$$

Factor

$$-\frac{27}{8} = -3\frac{3}{8} = -3.375$$