Solve 8/9-12/18=

$$\frac { 8 } { 9 } - \frac { 12 } { 18 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{2}{9}\approx 0.222222222$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{12}{18} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 6.

$$\frac{8}{9}-\frac{2}{3}$$

Least common multiple of 9 and 3 is 9. Convert \frac{8}{9} and \frac{2}{3} to fractions with denominator 9.

$$\frac{8}{9}-\frac{6}{9}$$

Since \frac{8}{9} and \frac{6}{9} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{8-6}{9}$$

Subtract 6 from 8 to get 2.

$$\frac{2}{9}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2}{3 ^ {2}} = 0.2222222222222222$$