What is 4/9 minus 4/8?

Looking for the result of 4/9 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 4/9 by 4/8?

4 9 − 4 8 = (4 × 8) − (4 × 9) 9 × 8 = -4 72 = -1 18
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 − 36 = -4
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -4/72
  6. Simplify the fraction (-4/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • -4/4 = -1
    • 72/4 = 18
  7. This gives: -1/18.

The result of subtracting 4/9 and 4/8 is : -1/18 (or -0.055555555555556 in its decimal form)