What is 2/4 minus 9/2?
Looking for the result of 2/4 - 9/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/4 by 9/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- 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: 4 − 36 = -32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -32/8
- Simplify the fraction (-32/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -32/8 = -4
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: -4.
The result of subtracting 2/4 and 9/2 is : -4