1/2 minus 1/8 is 3/8
5/8 minus 1/2 is 1/8.
It is: 1/2 minus 3/8 is the same as 4/8 minus 3/8 = 1/8
7.5?
2 fourths is a half. (Seven eights minus a half) 7 x 8 - 0.5 = 55.5 (Seven eights minus a half) 7/8 - 1/2 = 3/8
1/8
1/2 minus 1/8 = 3/8
3/8
5 over 8
2/8 minus 1/2 is -1/4
12 and 1 half minus 3 and 5 6ths = 8 2/3
1 minus a half is a half.