What is 3/3 minus 9/8?

Looking for the result of 3/3 - 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 3/3 by 9/8?

3 3 − 9 8 = (3 × 8) − (9 × 3) 3 × 8 = -3 24 = -1 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 3 = 27
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 27 = -3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -3/24
  6. Simplify the fraction (-3/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -3/3 = -1
    • 24/3 = 8
  7. This gives: -1/8.

The result of subtracting 3/3 and 9/8 is : -1/8 (or -0.125 in its decimal form)