What is 9/3 minus 8/3?

Looking for the result of 9/3 - 8/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/3 by 8/3?

9 3 − 8 3 = (9 × 3) − (8 × 3) 3 × 3 = 3 9 = 1 3
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 3 = 27
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 3 = 24
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 24 = 3
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 3/9
  6. Simplify the fraction (3/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
    • 3/3 = 1
    • 9/3 = 3
  7. This gives: 1/3.

The result of subtracting 9/3 and 8/3 is : 1/3 (or 0.33333333333333 in its decimal form)