How do you simplify $\frac{3}{12} - \frac{1}{8}$ $3/12 - 1/8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-15T01:32:37

$\frac{1}{8}$ $1/8$

Get a common denominator.
The easiest way is to multiply the both of the fractions by the other fraction's denominator on top and bottom:

$\frac{3}{12} \cdot \frac{8}{8} - \frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{12}{12}$ $3/12 * 8/8 - 1/8 * 12/12$

$= \frac{24}{96} - \frac{12}{96}$ $=24/96-12/96$

$= \frac{12}{96}$ $=12/96$

$= \frac{1}{8}$ $=1/8$

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