What is 9/4 minus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 9/4 - 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/4 by 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 4 = 16
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 16 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/32
- Simplify the fraction (56/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 32/8 = 4
- This gives: 7/4.
The result of subtracting 9/4 and 4/8 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)