What is 2/7 minus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 2/7 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/7 by 3/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 9 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 − 21 = -3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/63
- Simplify the fraction (-3/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -3/3 = -1
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: -1/21.
The result of subtracting 2/7 and 3/9 is : -1/21 (or -0.047619047619048 in its decimal form)