What is 2 minus 2/9?

Looking for the result of 2 - 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2 by 2/9?

2 1 − 2 9 = (2 × 9) − (2 × 1) 1 × 9 = 16 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 9 = 18
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 2 = 16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/9

The result of subtracting 2/1 and 2/9 is : 16/9 (or 1.7777777777778 in its decimal form)