What is 8/9 minus 2/6?

Looking for the result of 8/9 - 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/9 by 2/6?

8 9 − 2 6 = (8 × 6) − (2 × 9) 9 × 6 = 30 54 = 5 9
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 9 = 18
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 18 = 30
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/54
  6. Simplify the fraction (30/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
    • 30/6 = 5
    • 54/6 = 9
  7. This gives: 5/9.

The result of subtracting 8/9 and 2/6 is : 5/9 (or 0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)