What is 2/4 minus 9?
Looking for the result of 2/4 - 9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/4 by 9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 4 = 36
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 36 = -34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -34/4
- Simplify the fraction (-34/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -34/2 = -17
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: -17/2.
The result of subtracting 2/4 and 9/1 is : -17/2 (or -8.5 in its decimal form)