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One minus one eighth is seven eighths.
One eighth
Expressed as a proper fraction in its simplest form, 1/8 - 1/3 = -5/24 or minus five twenty-fourths. Expressed as a decimal, this is equal to -0.2083 recurring (that is, -0.2083333..)
Well, darling, one-eighth minus one-fourth is negative one-eighth. It's like trying to take away more than what you have - doesn't work out too well, does it? Just remember, math can be a real tricky little devil sometimes.
1/2 minus 1/8 is 3/8