What is 1/3 minus 4/9?

Looking for the result of 1/3 - 4/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/3 by 4/9?

1 3 − 4 9 = (1 × 9) − (4 × 3) 3 × 9 = -3 27 = -1 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 × 3 = 12
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 12 = -3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/27
  6. Simplify the fraction (-3/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -3/3 = -1
    • 27/3 = 9
  7. This gives: -1/9.

The result of subtracting 1/3 and 4/9 is : -1/9 (or -0.11111111111111 in its decimal form)