What is 4/8 minus 9/4?
Looking for the result of 4/8 - 9/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/8 by 9/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 72 = -56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 4 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -56/32
- Simplify the fraction (-56/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- -56/8 = -7
- 32/8 = 4
- This gives: -7/4.
The result of subtracting 4/8 and 9/4 is : -7/4 (or -1.75 in its decimal form)