What is 9/4 minus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 9/4 - 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/4 by 7/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 4 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 4 = 28
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 − 28 = 8
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 4 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/16
- Simplify the fraction (8/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 8/8 = 1
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of subtracting 9/4 and 7/4 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)