What is 2/2 minus 9/8?

Looking for the result of 2/2 - 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/2 by 9/8?

2 2 − 9 8 = (2 × 8) − (9 × 2) 2 × 8 = -2 16 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 2 = 18
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 18 = -2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/16
  6. Simplify the fraction (-2/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -2/2 = -1
    • 16/2 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 2/2 and 9/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)