What is 4/4 minus 9/5?

Looking for the result of 4/4 - 9/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/4 by 9/5?

4 4 − 9 5 = (4 × 5) − (9 × 4) 4 × 5 = -16 20 = -4 5
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 5 = 20
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 4 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 − 36 = -16
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -16/20
  6. Simplify the fraction (-16/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -16/4 = -4
    • 20/4 = 5
  7. This gives: -4/5.

The result of subtracting 4/4 and 9/5 is : -4/5 (or -0.8 in its decimal form)