Basic Math Examples

1 - \frac{5}{8}

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

Step 1

Write

1

$1$ as a fraction with a common denominator.

\frac{8}{8} - \frac{5}{8}

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

Step 2

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

\frac{8 - 5}{8}

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

Step 3

Subtract

5

$5$ from

8

$8$ .

\frac{3}{8}

$\frac{3}{8}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{3}{8}

$\frac{3}{8}$

Decimal Form:

0.375

$0.375$

⎡ ⎢ ⎣ \begin{matrix} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{matrix} ⎤ ⎥ ⎦

$[\begin{array}{c} x^{2} & \frac{1}{2} \\ \sqrt{π} & \int x d x \end{array}]$