What is 9/2 minus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 9/2 - 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/2 by 8/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 16 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/16
- Simplify the fraction (56/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of subtracting 9/2 and 8/8 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)