What is 8/8 minus 2/9?

Looking for the result of 8/8 - 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/8 by 2/9?

8 8 − 2 9 = (8 × 9) − (2 × 8) 8 × 9 = 56 72 = 7 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 9 = 72
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 16 = 56
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/72
  6. Simplify the fraction (56/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 56/8 = 7
    • 72/8 = 9
  7. This gives: 7/9.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 2/9 is : 7/9 (or 0.77777777777778 in its decimal form)