Respuesta :

In order to subtract fractions, you need the denominators (bottom number) to be the same. [tex] \frac{1}{2} * \frac{4}{4} = \frac{4}{8} [/tex] . [tex] \frac{5}{8} - \frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{8} [/tex]
the answer in simplest form is 1/8