Solve 8/9-6/12=

$$\frac { 8 } { 9 } - \frac { 6 } { 12 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{7}{18}\approx 0.388888889$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{8}{9}-\frac{1}{2}$$

Least common multiple of 9 and 2 is 18. Convert \frac{8}{9} and \frac{1}{2} to fractions with denominator 18.

$$\frac{16}{18}-\frac{9}{18}$$

Since \frac{16}{18} and \frac{9}{18} have the same denominator, subtract them by subtracting their numerators.

$$\frac{16-9}{18}$$

Subtract 9 from 16 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{18}$$

Factor

$$\frac{7}{2 \cdot 3 ^ {2}} = 0.3888888888888889$$