What is 9/7 minus 8/6?

Looking for the result of 9/7 - 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/7 by 8/6?

9 7 − 8 6 = (9 × 6) − (8 × 7) 7 × 6 = -2 42 = -1 21
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 6 = 54
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 7 = 56
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 − 56 = -2
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: -2/42
  6. Simplify the fraction (-2/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • -2/2 = -1
    • 42/2 = 21
  7. This gives: -1/21.

The result of subtracting 9/7 and 8/6 is : -1/21 (or -0.047619047619048 in its decimal form)