What is 4/9 minus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 4/9 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 4/9 by 5/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 45 = -9
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 9 = 81
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -9/81
- Simplify the fraction (-9/81) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- -9/9 = -1
- 81/9 = 9
- This gives: -1/9.
The result of subtracting 4/9 and 5/9 is : -1/9 (or -0.11111111111111 in its decimal form)