\(\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{3}{8}=\dfrac{4}{2\times4}-\dfrac{3}{8}=\dfrac{4}{8}-\dfrac{3}{8}=\dfrac{1}{8}\)
\(\dfrac{4}{3}-\dfrac{8}{15}=\dfrac{4\times5}{3\times5}-\dfrac{8}{15}=\dfrac{20}{15}-\dfrac{8}{15}=\dfrac{12}{15}=\dfrac{4}{5}\)
\(\dfrac{5}{6}-\dfrac{7}{12}=\dfrac{5\times2}{6\times2}-\dfrac{7}{12}=\dfrac{10}{12}-\dfrac{7}{12}=\dfrac{3}{12}=\dfrac{1}{4}\)
\(\dfrac{11}{4}-\dfrac{9}{8}=\dfrac{11\times2}{4\times2}-\dfrac{9}{8}=\dfrac{22}{8}-\dfrac{9}{8}=\dfrac{13}{8}\)
\(\dfrac{17}{16}-\dfrac{3}{4}=\dfrac{17}{16}-\dfrac{3\times4}{4\times4}=\dfrac{17}{16}-\dfrac{12}{16}=\dfrac{5}{16}\)
\(\dfrac{31}{36}-\dfrac{5}{6}=\dfrac{31}{36}-\dfrac{5\times6}{6\times6}=\dfrac{31}{36}-\dfrac{30}{36}=\dfrac{1}{36}\)