What is 1/4 minus 1/9?

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

How to subtract 1/4 by 1/9?

1 4 − 1 9 = (1 × 9) − (1 × 4) 4 × 9 = 5 36
  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: 1 × 4 = 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: 4 × 9 = 36
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/36

The result of subtracting 1/4 and 1/9 is : 5/36 (or 0.13888888888889 in its decimal form)