What is 8 minus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 8 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8 by 3/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 3 = 69
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 69/9
- Simplify the fraction (69/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 69/3 = 23
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 23/3.
The result of subtracting 8/1 and 3/9 is : 23/3 (or 7.6666666666667 in its decimal form)