What is 1/2 minus 1/9?
Looking for the result of 1/2 - 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/2 by 1/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 2 = 7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 9 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/18
The result of subtracting 1/2 and 1/9 is : 7/18 (or 0.38888888888889 in its decimal form)