What is 8/4 minus 1/9?
Looking for the result of 8/4 - 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/4 by 1/9?
- 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: 1 × 4 = 4
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 4 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/36
- Simplify the fraction (68/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 36/4 = 9
- This gives: 17/9.
The result of subtracting 8/4 and 1/9 is : 17/9 (or 1.8888888888889 in its decimal form)