What is 2/9 minus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 2/9 - 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/9 by 1/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 9 = 7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/72
The result of subtracting 2/9 and 1/8 is : 7/72 (or 0.097222222222222 in its decimal form)