What is 1/8 minus 9/6?

Looking for the result of 1/8 - 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 1/8 by 9/6?

1 8 − 9 6 = (1 × 6) − (9 × 8) 8 × 6 = -66 48 = -11 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 − 72 = -66
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -66/48
  6. Simplify the fraction (-66/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • -66/6 = -11
    • 48/6 = 8
  7. This gives: -11/8.

The result of subtracting 1/8 and 9/6 is : -11/8 (or -1.375 in its decimal form)