What is 4/9 minus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 4/9 - 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/9 by 1/4?
- 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: 1 × 9 = 9
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 − 9 = 7
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/36
The result of subtracting 4/9 and 1/4 is : 7/36 (or 0.19444444444444 in its decimal form)