What is 8/8 minus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 8/8 - 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/8 by 9/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 72 = -24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -24/48
- Simplify the fraction (-24/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (24):
- -24/24 = -1
- 48/24 = 2
- This gives: -1/2.
The result of subtracting 8/8 and 9/6 is : -1/2 (or -0.5 in its decimal form)