8/12 minus 9/12 as a fraction
8/12 - 9/12 as a fraction provides the detailed information about what is 8/12 minus 9/12 in fraction and decimal form, and the answer with steps to understand how it is being calculated by using different methods.
8/12-9/12 equals to
8/12 - 9/12 = (?)
8/12 - 9/12 = (8 - 9)/12
= -1/12
8/12 - 9/12 = -1/12
8/12 minus 9/12 is equal to -1/12
where
8/12 is a fraction as a minuend,
9/12 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
-1/12 is the difference between 8/12 and 9/12.
8/12 minus 9/12 as a decimal
8/12 - 9/12 = -1/12
-1/12 = -0.0833
8/12-9/12 as a decimal is -0.0833
where
-0.0833 is the difference between 8/12 and 9/12.
How-to: 8/12 - 9/12 = ?
Problem and Workout:
What is 8/12 minus 9/12 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 8/12
Fraction B: 9/12
What to be found?
8/12-9/12 = ?
Find what's the difference of 8/12 and 9/12.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 8/12 and 9/12 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 8/12 and 9/12 are equal to each other, it is said to be like fractions subtraction.
step 3 For like fractions subtraction, write the fractions 8/12 and 9/12 in subtraction expression form like the below:
Difference = 8/12 - 9/12
step 4Take the common value 1/12 out from the expression and rewrite the expression like the below:
= 1/12 x (8 /1 - 9 /1)
= 1/12 x (8 - 9)
step 5Simplify the above expression further:
= 1/12 x -1
= -1/12
8/12 - 9/12 = -1/12
Hence,
8/12 minus 9/12 equals to -1/12
