What is 3/8 minus 9/3?

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

How to subtract 3/8 by 9/3?

3 8 − 9 3 = (3 × 3) − (9 × 8) 8 × 3 = -63 24 = -21 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 3 = 9
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 − 72 = -63
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -63/24
  6. Simplify the fraction (-63/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • -63/3 = -21
    • 24/3 = 8
  7. This gives: -21/8.

The result of subtracting 3/8 and 9/3 is : -21/8 (or -2.625 in its decimal form)