What is 8/9 minus 5/3?
Looking for the result of 8/9 - 5/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/9 by 5/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 − 45 = -21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: -21/27
- Simplify the fraction (-21/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- -21/3 = -7
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: -7/9.
The result of subtracting 8/9 and 5/3 is : -7/9 (or -0.77777777777778 in its decimal form)