What is 8/8 minus 3/9?

Looking for the result of 8/8 - 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/8 by 3/9?

8 8 − 3 9 = (8 × 9) − (3 × 8) 8 × 9 = 48 72 = 2 3
  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: 3 × 8 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 24 = 48
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/72
  6. Simplify the fraction (48/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (24):
    • 48/24 = 2
    • 72/24 = 3
  7. This gives: 2/3.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 3/9 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)