What is 9/8 minus 2/8?

Looking for the result of 9/8 - 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/8 by 2/8?

9 8 − 2 8 = (9 × 8) − (2 × 8) 8 × 8 = 56 64 = 7 8
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 8 = 72
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 16 = 56
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/64
  6. Simplify the fraction (56/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 56/8 = 7
    • 64/8 = 8
  7. This gives: 7/8.

The result of subtracting 9/8 and 2/8 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)