What is 9/9 minus 3/8?

Looking for the result of 9/9 - 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/9 by 3/8?

9 9 − 3 8 = (9 × 8) − (3 × 9) 9 × 8 = 45 72 = 5 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: 3 × 9 = 27
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 − 27 = 45
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/72
  6. Simplify the fraction (45/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
    • 45/9 = 5
    • 72/9 = 8
  7. This gives: 5/8.

The result of subtracting 9/9 and 3/8 is : 5/8 (or 0.625 in its decimal form)