8/9 minus 2/9 as a fraction
8/9 - 2/9 as a fraction provides the detailed information about what is 8/9 minus 2/9 in fraction and decimal form, and the answer with steps to understand how it is being calculated by using different methods.
8/9-2/9 equals to
8/9 - 2/9 = (?)
8/9 - 2/9 = (8 - 2)/9
= 6/9
= (3 x 2)/(3 x 3)
= 2/3
8/9 - 2/9 = 2/3
8/9 minus 2/9 is equal to 2/3
where
8/9 is a fraction as a minuend,
2/9 is a fraction as a subtrahend,
2/3 is the difference between 8/9 and 2/9.
8/9 minus 2/9 as a decimal
8/9 - 2/9 = 2/3
2/3 = 0.6667
8/9-2/9 as a decimal is 0.6667
where
0.6667 is the difference between 8/9 and 2/9.
How-to: 8/9 - 2/9 = ?
Problem and Workout:
What is 8/9 minus 2/9 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 8/9
Fraction B: 2/9
What to be found?
8/9-2/9 = ?
Find what's the difference of 8/9 and 2/9.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 8/9 and 2/9 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction subtraction. Since the denominators of given fractions 8/9 and 2/9 are equal to each other, it is said to be like fractions subtraction.
step 3 For like fractions subtraction, write the fractions 8/9 and 2/9 in subtraction expression form like the below:
Difference = 8/9 - 2/9
step 4Take the common value 1/9 out from the expression and rewrite the expression like the below:
= 1/9 x (8 /1 - 2 /1)
= 1/9 x (8 - 2)
step 5Simplify the above expression further:
= 1/9 x 6
= 6/9
= 6/9
= 2/3
8/9 - 2/9 = 2/3
Hence,
8/9 minus 2/9 equals to 2/3
