What is 3/9 minus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 - 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 3/9 by 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 9 = 81
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 81 = -57
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -57/72
- Simplify the fraction (-57/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -57/3 = -19
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: -19/24.
The result of subtracting 3/9 and 9/8 is : -19/24 (or -0.79166666666667 in its decimal form)