$$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{1}{2}$$ (To subtract make the denominators the same)
$$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{4}{8}$$
$$\frac{(5-4)}{8}$$
$$\frac{1}{8}$$
.$$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{1}{2}$$ (To subtract make the denominators the same)
$$\frac{5}{8}-\frac{4}{8}$$
$$\frac{(5-4)}{8}$$
$$\frac{1}{8}$$