What is 8/8 minus 8/9?

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

How to subtract 8/8 by 8/9?

8 8 − 8 9 = (8 × 9) − (8 × 8) 8 × 9 = 8 72 = 1 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: 8 × 8 = 64
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 64 = 8
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/72
  6. Simplify the fraction (8/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 8/8 = 1
    • 72/8 = 9
  7. This gives: 1/9.

The result of subtracting 8/8 and 8/9 is : 1/9 (or 0.11111111111111 in its decimal form)