What is 7/2 minus 2/9?

Looking for the result of 7/2 - 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 7/2 by 2/9?

7 2 − 2 9 = (7 × 9) − (2 × 2) 2 × 9 = 59 18
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 2 = 4
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 − 4 = 59
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 9 = 18
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 59/18

The result of subtracting 7/2 and 2/9 is : 59/18 (or 3.2777777777778 in its decimal form)