What is 8/9 minus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 8/9 - 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/9 by 4/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 − 36 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 7 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/63
The result of subtracting 8/9 and 4/7 is : 20/63 (or 0.31746031746032 in its decimal form)