What is 10/12-8/12 in simplest form?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-19T23:33:58

The answer is #1/6#.

#10/12 - 8/12 = 2/12#, and #2/12 = 1/6#.

Answer 2 · 2018-03-19T23:34:42

In simplest form, it is #1/6#.

Simply make the fractions into one by combining the denominators, then do the subtraction, then reduce the fraction. Here's what that looks like:

#color(white)=10/12-8/12#

#=(10-8)/12#

#=2/12#

#=color(red)cancelcolor(black)2^1/color(red)cancelcolor(black)12^6#

#=1/6#

That's it. Hope this helped!