What is 1/9 minus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 1/9 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 1/9 by 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 9 = 18
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 18 = -10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -10/72
- Simplify the fraction (-10/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -10/2 = -5
- 72/2 = 36
- This gives: -5/36.
The result of subtracting 1/9 and 2/8 is : -5/36 (or -0.13888888888889 in its decimal form)