What is 8/5 minus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 9/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- 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: 48 − 45 = 3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/30
- Simplify the fraction (3/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 3/3 = 1
- 30/3 = 10
- This gives: 1/10.
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 9/6 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)