What is 6/4 minus 8/9?
Looking for the result of 6/4 - 8/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/4 by 8/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 9 = 54
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 32 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/36
- Simplify the fraction (22/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 36/2 = 18
- This gives: 11/18.
The result of subtracting 6/4 and 8/9 is : 11/18 (or 0.61111111111111 in its decimal form)