Subtract 8/6-5/4

$\frac{8}{6} - \frac{5}{4}$

Cancel the common factor of $8$ and $6$ .

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Factor $2$ out of $8$ .

$\frac{2 (4)}{6} - \frac{5}{4}$

Cancel the common factors.

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Factor $2$ out of $6$ .

$\frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 \cdot 3} - \frac{5}{4}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{2 \cdot 4}{2 \cdot 3} - \frac{5}{4}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{4}{3} - \frac{5}{4}$

To write $\frac{4}{3}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{4}{4} - \frac{5}{4}$

To write $- \frac{5}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{4}{3} \cdot \frac{4}{4} - \frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Write each expression with a common denominator of $12$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

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Multiply $\frac{4}{3}$ and $\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{4 \cdot 4}{3 \cdot 4} - \frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Multiply $3$ by $4$ .

$\frac{4 \cdot 4}{12} - \frac{5}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{3}$

Multiply $\frac{5}{4}$ and $\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{4 \cdot 4}{12} - \frac{5 \cdot 3}{4 \cdot 3}$

Multiply $4$ by $3$ .

$\frac{4 \cdot 4}{12} - \frac{5 \cdot 3}{12}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{4 \cdot 4 - 5 \cdot 3}{12}$

Simplify the numerator.

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Multiply $4$ by $4$ .

$\frac{16 - 5 \cdot 3}{12}$

Multiply $- 5$ by $3$ .

$\frac{16 - 15}{12}$

Subtract $15$ from $16$ .

$\frac{1}{12}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{1}{12}$

Decimal Form:

$0.08\overline{3}$