What is 9/4 minus 4/3?

Looking for the result of 9/4 - 4/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/4 by 4/3?

9 4 − 4 3 = (9 × 3) − (4 × 4) 4 × 3 = 11 12
  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: 4 × 4 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 27 − 16 = 11
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 3 = 12
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 11/12

The result of subtracting 9/4 and 4/3 is : 11/12 (or 0.91666666666667 in its decimal form)