What is 3/8 minus 3/9?

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

How to subtract 3/8 by 3/9?

3 8 − 3 9 = (3 × 9) − (3 × 8) 8 × 9 = 3 72 = 1 24
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 9 = 27
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 24 = 3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/72
  6. Simplify the fraction (3/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 3/3 = 1
    • 72/3 = 24
  7. This gives: 1/24.

The result of subtracting 3/8 and 3/9 is : 1/24 (or 0.041666666666667 in its decimal form)