What is 1/8 minus 9/4?
Looking for the result of 1/8 - 9/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/8 by 9/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- 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: 4 − 72 = -68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -68/32
- Simplify the fraction (-68/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- -68/4 = -17
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: -17/8.
The result of subtracting 1/8 and 9/4 is : -17/8 (or -2.125 in its decimal form)