What is 9/9 minus 5/8?

Looking for the result of 9/9 - 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 9/9 by 5/8?

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

The result of subtracting 9/9 and 5/8 is : 3/8 (or 0.375 in its decimal form)