What is 8/6 minus 9?
Looking for the result of 8/6 - 9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/6 by 9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 6 = 54
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 − 54 = -46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 1 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -46/6
- Simplify the fraction (-46/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- -46/2 = -23
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: -23/3.
The result of subtracting 8/6 and 9/1 is : -23/3 (or -7.6666666666667 in its decimal form)