What is 6/9 minus 6/8?

Looking for the result of 6/9 - 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 6/9 by 6/8?

6 9 − 6 8 = (6 × 8) − (6 × 9) 9 × 8 = -6 72 = -1 12
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 9 = 54
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 54 = -6
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -6/72
  6. Simplify the fraction (-6/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • -6/6 = -1
    • 72/6 = 12
  7. This gives: -1/12.

The result of subtracting 6/9 and 6/8 is : -1/12 (or -0.083333333333333 in its decimal form)