What is 7/9 minus 8?
Looking for the result of 7/9 - 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 7/9 by 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 1 = 7
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 − 72 = -65
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 1 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -65/9
The result of subtracting 7/9 and 8/1 is : -65/9 (or -7.2222222222222 in its decimal form)