What is 8/5 minus 9/5?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 9/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 9/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 − 45 = -5
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 5 = 25
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -5/25
- Simplify the fraction (-5/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- -5/5 = -1
- 25/5 = 5
- This gives: -1/5.
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 9/5 is : -1/5 (or -0.2 in its decimal form)