What is 6/8 minus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 6/8 - 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 6/8 by 7/9?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 56 = -2
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/72
- Simplify the fraction (-2/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -2/2 = -1
- 72/2 = 36
- This gives: -1/36.
The result of subtracting 6/8 and 7/9 is : -1/36 (or -0.027777777777778 in its decimal form)