Answer: 3/8
Step-by-step explanation:
First of all it can be 1 or 1/2 because they don't have a denominator(the bottom number of a fraction) of 8.
when ever you need to add or subtract 2 fractions you will need to make the common denominators,
so turn 1/4 into 2/8 and then do 5/8 - 2/8 = 3/8