Solve 8/14-1/2

$$\frac { 8 } { 14 } - \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{14}\approx 0.071428571$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{4}{7}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 7 and 2 is 14. Convert \frac{4}{7} and \frac{1}{2} to fractions with denominator 14.

$$\frac{8}{14}-\frac{7}{14}$$

Since \frac{8}{14} and \frac{7}{14} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{8-7}{14}$$

Subtract 7 from 8 to get 1.

$$\frac{1}{14}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 \cdot 7} = 0.07142857142857142$$