What is 5/9 minus 4?
Looking for the result of 5/9 - 4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 5/9 by 4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 1 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 − 36 = -31
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 1 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -31/9
The result of subtracting 5/9 and 4/1 is : -31/9 (or -3.4444444444444 in its decimal form)