What is 1/8 minus 9/3?
Looking for the result of 1/8 - 9/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/8 by 9/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 3 = 3
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 3 − 72 = -69
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -69/24
- Simplify the fraction (-69/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -69/3 = -23
- 24/3 = 8
- This gives: -23/8.
The result of subtracting 1/8 and 9/3 is : -23/8 (or -2.875 in its decimal form)