What is 2/9 minus 3?
Looking for the result of 2/9 - 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 2/9 by 3?
- 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: 3 × 9 = 27
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 − 27 = -25
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 1 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -25/9
The result of subtracting 2/9 and 3/1 is : -25/9 (or -2.7777777777778 in its decimal form)