What is 2/4 minus 2/9?

Looking for the result of 2/4 - 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 2/4 by 2/9?

2 4 − 2 9 = (2 × 9) − (2 × 4) 4 × 9 = 10 36 = 5 18
  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 × 4 = 8
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 8 = 10
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/36
  6. Simplify the fraction (10/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 10/2 = 5
    • 36/2 = 18
  7. This gives: 5/18.

The result of subtracting 2/4 and 2/9 is : 5/18 (or 0.27777777777778 in its decimal form)