What is 1/4 minus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 1/4 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/4 by 3/9?
- 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: 3 × 4 = 12
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 12 = -3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/36
- Simplify the fraction (-3/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -3/3 = -1
- 36/3 = 12
- This gives: -1/12.
The result of subtracting 1/4 and 3/9 is : -1/12 (or -0.083333333333333 in its decimal form)