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Calculate 5/4 - 9/8: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step fractions video lesson with captions. Final answer: 1/8.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.3 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Worked example
5/4 - 9/8
2. Step by step
1. $\frac{5}{4} - \frac{9}{8} = \frac{10}{8} - \frac{9}{8}$
  Rewrite both fractions with the least common denominator
2. $\frac{10 - 9}{8} = \frac{1}{8}$
  Subtract the numerators and keep the denominator
3. $\frac{1}{8}$
  Final answer in lowest terms
3. The answer
$\frac{1}{8}$
5/4 - 9/8 = 1/8
4. Check
- Decimal check: 1/8 ≈ 0.125

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 5 over 4 minus 9 over 8. Exact arithmetic with fractions (results kept in lowest terms).

Step by step. Rewrite both fractions with the least common denominator. The LCD of 4 and 8 is 8. Subtract the numerators and keep the denominator. Final answer in lowest terms.

The answer. So the answer is 1 over 8. Fractions are combined over a common denominator for addition and subtraction, multiplied straight across, and divided by multiplying by the reciprocal. The result is reduced by the greatest common factor.

Check. Decimal check: 1 over 8 approximately 0.125.

About fractions

Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, finding common denominators and simplifying the result.

Calculate 5/4 - 9/8: Fractions Step-by-Step Lesson