What is 8/9 minus 5/6?
Looking for the result of 8/9 - 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 8/9 by 5/6?
- 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: 5 × 9 = 45
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 − 45 = 3
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/54
- Simplify the fraction (3/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 3/3 = 1
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 1/18.
The result of subtracting 8/9 and 5/6 is : 1/18 (or 0.055555555555556 in its decimal form)