What is 8/5 minus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 5/9?
- 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: 5 × 5 = 25
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 25 = 47
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 47/45
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 5/9 is : 47/45 (or 1.0444444444444 in its decimal form)