What is 1 minus 4/9?

Looking for the result of 1 - 4/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1 by 4/9?

1 1 − 4 9 = (1 × 9) − (4 × 1) 1 × 9 = 5 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 9 = 9
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 1 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 4 = 5
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/9

The result of subtracting 1/1 and 4/9 is : 5/9 (or 0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)