What is 8/5 minus 9/9?
Looking for the result of 8/5 - 9/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/5 by 9/9?
- 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: 9 × 5 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 45 = 27
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 27/45
- Simplify the fraction (27/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 27/9 = 3
- 45/9 = 5
- This gives: 3/5.
The result of subtracting 8/5 and 9/9 is : 3/5 (or 0.6 in its decimal form)