What is 9/8 minus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 9/8 - 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.
How to subtract 9/8 by 6/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 9 = 81
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 81 − 48 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/72
- Simplify the fraction (33/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: 11/24.
The result of subtracting 9/8 and 6/9 is : 11/24 (or 0.45833333333333 in its decimal form)