What is 4/9 minus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 4/9 - 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/9 by 3/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 9 = 27
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 − 27 = 1
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 7 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 1/63
The result of subtracting 4/9 and 3/7 is : 1/63 (or 0.015873015873016 in its decimal form)